hint at
Definition of hint 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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: opportunity, turn
: a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly
: an indirect or general suggestion for how to do or solve something
: to convey indirectly and by allusion rather than explicitly
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