HINT (2)

hint (2). Hint, n. a remote suggestion, intimation, item

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Hint, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. Tennyson. To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously. Syn. — To allude; refer; glance; touch.