I am not alluding to any person in particular.
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Alluding
/əˈluːdɪŋ/
Synonyms for "alluding" (13 found)
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10 entriescryptic remarkelliptical languagefigurative referencehistorical referenceimplicit referenceindirect referenceintertextual referenceliterary allusionmythological allusionoblique phrasing
Collocations
10 entriesallusive languageclassical allusioncultural referencehistorical allusionindirect referenceliterary allusionmythological allusionoblique referencepolitical allusionsubtle allusion
Inflections
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5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom is alluding to divorce.
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I am alluding to Mary.
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We are alluding to war.
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