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Definition of Hinted
Hinted Hint 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. [root]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.
Hint Hint 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.
Hint Hint Hint, n.
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. --Shak.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More.
Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion.
Hint Hint 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. [root]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.