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hints
verb(hint)
to convey indirectly and by allusion rather than explicitly
hints
verb(hint)
to give an indirect suggestion or piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem : to give a hint —usually used with at
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noun(hint)
opportunity, turn
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noun(hint)
a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly
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noun(hint)
an indirect or general suggestion for how to do or solve something
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phrasal verb(hint)
to talk about (something) in an indirect way

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