Hinting
//ˈhɪntɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of giving a hint or suggestion. countable, uncountable
"Risa herself was questioned, as she expected, but the ladies took their cue from Marie and appeared content with her somewhat short answers, even when she only turned her gaze downward and blushed at the hintings at her betrothal."
- 2 The process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hint form-of, gerund, participle, present
Synonyms
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More examples"A high school girl posting on a web forum hinting at underaged prostitution has been arrested."
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