intimating

present participle of intimate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of intimating Job interviews can be daunting, with hiring managers known to throw around intimating questions. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimating
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
  • 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
Verb
  • Announcing two more shows — and, judging by their tone, hinting that this could be the end of the group.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The actor recently spoke with the Midland Reporter-Telegram about season 4, hinting that the new episodes find Manny at a crossroads in the wake of Vince's tragic death.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 17 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

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“Intimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimating. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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