hinting (at)

present participle of hint (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinting (at)
Verb
  • Elordi may be indicating that Levinson is taking Euphoria season 3 in the direction of the single-character specials that aired between seasons 1 and 2 in 2020 and 2021.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Home improvement stores have been moving into the Halloween space, with the survey indicating 14% of Halloween shoppers intend to visit stores like Home Depot, Lowe's and Tractor Supply.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, officials earlier this year canceled a round of foreign-service applications and exams, suggesting there may have been a buildup of demand.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • While the Argentine peso initially rose following Bessent’s announcement, the currency set a fresh low earlier this week, suggesting more work could be needed to stabilize it.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Friends alum also spoke about how the tabloids implying her personal timeline for starting a family wasn’t true.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That small sample, however, revealed massive amounts of unprotected data, implying that far more may still be exposed worldwide.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Hinting (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinting%20%28at%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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