"drop a hint" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-drop a hint.ogg [Australia] Forms: drops a hint [present, singular, third-person], dropping a hint [participle, present], dropped a hint [participle, past], dropped a hint [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop a hint (third-person singular simple present drops a hint, present participle dropping a hint, simple past and past participle dropped a hint)
  1. (idiomatic) To reveal a clue or hint about something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-drop_a_hint-en-verb-uzvEUSNk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for drop a hint meaning in English (1.3kB)

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