HINT

hint. Hint, v. to allude, touch upon, intimate, point

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Hint (?), 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. √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. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. Pope. Syn. — To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.