hint
verb [I] /hɪnt/Definition
› to say or do something that shows, but not directly, what you think or want: [+ (that)] Mum's hinted (that) she might pay for my trip to Mexico. He's hinted at the possibility of moving to America.Suggestions and proposals
(Definition of hint verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bounce sth off sb phrasal verb
- drop verb (FALL)
- float verb (SUGGEST)
- get at sth phrasal verb (SUGGEST)
- hint noun (INDIRECT STATEMENT)
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- if you take my meaning idiom
- imply verb
- indication noun (SUGGESTION)
- intimate verb
- maybe adverb
- move verb (SUGGEST)
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- postulate noun
- postulate verb
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- put sth/sb forward phrasal verb
- suggest verb (PRODUCE AN IDEA)
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