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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Crucially, the gravitational-wave data hinted at a sub-solar-mass neutron star—something never directly observed.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
And the show's stars have already hinted at some unexpected turns.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The nautical navy color represents the ship's old ironsides, and heritage red hints at its cannons.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Yet, alternative data sets investors turned to during the data blackout hint at a jobs market that could be worse than feared.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
And the show's stars have already hinted at some unexpected turns.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The nautical navy color represents the ship's old ironsides, and heritage red hints at its cannons.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Yet, alternative data sets investors turned to during the data blackout hint at a jobs market that could be worse than feared.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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