- (n.) A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
- (v.i.) To make an indirect reference, suggestion or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
- (v.t.) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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