hint at
phrasal verb
hinted at; hinting at; hints at
: to talk about (something) in an indirect way
He's been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor.
The history textbook only hinted at the racial prejudice of that era.
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The massive 1755 Lisbon earthquake hints at early subduction invasion there.
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Evan Howell, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
The original Spaceballs quite explicitly hints at a sequel in a scene between Lone Starr (a parody of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo) and the Yoda-esque character of Yogurt (played by Brooks).
—Maddie Garfinkle, People.com, 13 June 2025
Different companies have different appetites for risk, and some are choosing names that sidestep political connotations, especially those that may hint at or suggest any form of preferential treatment (whether real or imagined).
—Heather Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Two of these candidates could have masses as low as the mass of Jupiter, hinting at a further shakeup of our concept of the brown dwarf mass range.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Evan Howell, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
The original Spaceballs quite explicitly hints at a sequel in a scene between Lone Starr (a parody of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo) and the Yoda-esque character of Yogurt (played by Brooks).
—Maddie Garfinkle, People.com, 13 June 2025
Different companies have different appetites for risk, and some are choosing names that sidestep political connotations, especially those that may hint at or suggest any form of preferential treatment (whether real or imagined).
—Heather Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Two of these candidates could have masses as low as the mass of Jupiter, hinting at a further shakeup of our concept of the brown dwarf mass range.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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“Hint at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hint%20at. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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