A hint is a slight indication or clue. Your mother might hint at the fact that she doesn’t like your shoes, while your grandmother will just come right out and say that they’re ugly.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner;
Noun
an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
Noun
a slight indication
Noun
an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
Noun
a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
Noun
a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Verb
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
v. t.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion;
to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
v. i.
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
allude vaguely to something.
n.
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a
suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation;
also, an occasion or motive.
Hint
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.
Hint
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.
Hint
Our hint of woe Is common.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner;
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Usage Examples
Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.
I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.
So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.
Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. That's but a hint of what we'll feel some day on arriving at the place our Father has lovingly and personally prepared for us in heaven. We will finally - and permanently - be 'at home' in a way that defies description.
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