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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Germany is divided about the prospect with Chancellor Friedrich Merz hinting at some German military involvement but other political leaders aghast at the notion of the Bundeswehr potentially fighting Russian troops in Ukraine.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The trailer hints at some potentially lesbian things happening, so fingers crossed!
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Big tech has been heavily hinting at job loss for a long time, and once the AI revolution got underway, the head-rolling started, ironically, at the top.
—James Barrat, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Forecasts had hinted at the potential for a much stronger event.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The trailer hints at some potentially lesbian things happening, so fingers crossed!
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Big tech has been heavily hinting at job loss for a long time, and once the AI revolution got underway, the head-rolling started, ironically, at the top.
—James Barrat, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Forecasts had hinted at the potential for a much stronger event.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hint at
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“Hint at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hint%20at. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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