Word Frequency
hint (hɪnt
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Definitions
noun
- a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner ⇒
he dropped a hint
- a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion
- a small amount; trace
verb
- when intr, often foll by at; when tr, takes a clause as object to suggest or imply indirectly
Derived Forms
ˈhinter nounˈhinting noun
ˈhintingly adverb
Word Origin
C17: of uncertain originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = clue, mention, suggestion, implication, indication, reminder, tip-off, pointer, allusion, innuendo, inkling, intimation, insinuation, word to the wise
Translations for 'hint'
- British English: hint A hint is a suggestion about something that is made in an indirect way.He gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers.hɪnt NOUN
- Arabic: تَلمِيح
- Brazilian Portuguese: dica
- Chinese: 暗示
- Croatian: nagovještaj
- Czech: náznak
- Danish: praj
- Dutch: hint
- European Spanish: insinuación
- Finnish: vihje
- French: indiceidée
- German: Andeutung
- Greek: υπαινιγμός
- Italian: suggerimento
- Japanese: ヒント
- Korean: 힌트
- Norwegian: hint
- Polish: podpowiedź
- Portuguese: dica
- Romanian: indiciu indicii
- Russian: намек
- Spanish: insinuación
- Swedish: vink
- Thai: การบอกใบ้
- Turkish: ima
- Ukrainian: натяк
- Vietnamese: ám chỉ
- British English: hint If you hint at something, you suggest it in an indirect way.She suggested a trip to the shops and hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.hɪnt VERB
- Arabic: يُلَمِّحُ إلَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: dar uma dica
- Chinese: 暗示
- Croatian: nagovijestiti
- Czech: naznačit naznačovat
- Danish: antyde
- Dutch: een hint geven
- European Spanish: insinuar
- Finnish: vihjata
- French: laisser entendre
- German: andeuten
- Greek: υπαινίσσομαι
- Italian: suggerire
- Japanese: ほのめかす
- Korean: 암시하다
- Norwegian: hinte
- Polish: podpowiedzieć podpowiadać
- Portuguese: dar uma dica
- Romanian: a face aluzie
- Russian: намекать
- Spanish: insinuar
- Swedish: antyda
- Thai: บอกใบ้
- Turkish: imada bulunmak
- Ukrainian: натякати натякнути
- Vietnamese: ám chỉ
Example Sentences Including 'hint'
Already her pictures are getting sharper and the panels of thick paint hint at more than just technique.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Difficult in the circumstances, but especially when he couldn't conceal the hint of suspicion in his voice.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
He raised it, pointing the blackened muzzle at the ceiling, and the two men took the hint and fled.GALLOWS THIEF (2002)
Not even a hint of a scar marred the golden skin below her breast where Joyhinia had thrust Jenga's discarded sword into her.TREASON KEEP (2001)
One hint was given yesterday by Tom Divers, the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Previously any hint that Dee was in the frame had provoked angry indignation.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Successive bludgeoning fouls on Effenberg by Keane and Solskjaer offered a hint of United's growing frustration.Irish Times (2002)
The ability of microbes, insects and plants to reproduce without a hint of carnality was well known.New Scientist (1998)
There have been no appalling howlers and no hint of scandal.Irish Times (2002)
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