"hints" meaning in English

See hints in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɪnts/ Forms: hint [singular], hints [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|hint}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of hint; more than one (kind of) hint.
    Sense id: simple-hints-en-noun-qaGy6eaU Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /hɪnts/ Forms: hint [canonical], hints [third-person, singular], hinted [past], hinted [past, participle], hinting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|hint}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of hint.
    Sense id: simple-hints-en-verb-7MjG1FMf
     
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