Hint
Hint (hint) , transitive verb
[Old English henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, Anglo-Saxon hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icelandic ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Danish ymte to whisper. r36. Compare 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.
Hint , intransitive verb
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.
Collocations (1)
To hint at , to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
Hint , noun
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Our hint of woe
Is common.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique.