'Hinting' definitions:

Definition of 'Hinting'

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  • Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hinting.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. Hent.] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. [1913 Webster]
  • Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
  • Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply. [1913 Webster]

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