1. hinting - Noun
2. hinting - Verb
of Hint
Source: Webster's dictionaryHow many times it thundered before Franklin took the hint How many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over again. And suddenly we take the hint. Robert Frost
I don't carry any early childhood trauma around with me, if that's what you're hinting at. The story of the bicycles - and there were three of them which were stolen from me - I've dealt with it well. Angela Merkel
Thou art the whisper in the gloom, The hinting tone, the haunting laugh: Thou art the adorner of my tomb, The minstrel of mine epitaph. Lionel Johnson
A dataminer discovers Red Dead Redemption's Seth Briars in Red Dead Online's files, hinting that the character could feature in the game. Source: Internet
A few looked emptied out, hinting at bankruptcy. Source: Internet
And the chancellor also sparked concerns by hinting that preferential tax arrangements for the self-employed may be withdrawn in a future budget in return for the help being offered now. Source: Internet