hint
/hɪnt/ n [C] (INDIRECT STATEMENT)Definition
› a statement or action that suggests what you think or want in an indirect way: [+ that clause] When he yawned and looked at his watch, I took it as a hint that we should leave. › A hint is also a piece of advice that helps you to do something: hints on ways to save money
(Definition of hint n (INDIRECT STATEMENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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