"hint" meaning in English

See hint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɪnt/ Audio: en-us-hint.ogg [US] Forms: hint [singular], hints [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.
    Sense id: simple-hint-en-noun-HpUN3-IJ

Verb

IPA: /hɪnt/ Audio: en-us-hint.ogg [US] Forms: hint [canonical], hints [third-person, singular], hinted [past], hinted [past, participle], hinting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To suggest.
    Sense id: simple-hint-en-verb-zp-bviw2
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        },
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          "text": "Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?"
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        },
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          "text": "Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?"
        }
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