'To hint at' definitions:
Definition of 'To hint at'
From: GCIDE
- Hint \Hint\, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. [1913 Webster]
- We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
- Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch. [1913 Webster]