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Webster 1913 Edition

Hint

Hint

(hĭnt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hinted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hinting
.]
[OE.
henten
,
hinten
, to seize, to catch, AS.
hentan
to pursue, take, seize; or Icel.
ymta
to mutter,
ymtr
a muttering, Dan.
ymte
to whisper. √36. Cf.
Hent
.]
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner;
as, to
hint
a suspicion
.
Syn. – To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.

Hint

,
Verb.
I.
To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
We whisper, and
hint
, and chuckle.
Tennyson.
Syn. – To allude; refer; glance; touch.

Hint

,
Noun.
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Our
hint
of woe
Is common.
Shakespeare
Syn. – Suggestion; allusion. See
Suggestion
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hint

HINT

,
Verb.
T.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to allude to; to suggest by a slight intimation.
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.

HINT

,
Verb.
I.
To hint at, is to allude to; to mention slightly.

HINT

,
Noun.
A distant allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a word or two intended to give notice, or remind one of something without a full declaration or explanation.
1.
Suggestion.

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