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hint
/hɪnt/ nounDefinition
SUGGESTION [C] › when you say something that suggests what you think or want, but not in a direct way: He dropped (= made) several hints that he wanted a CD player for his birthday.
ADVICE [C] › a small piece of advice: The magazine gives lots of useful hints on how to save money.
a hint of sth › a small amount of something: There was a hint of anger in her voice.
(Definition of hint noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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