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Definition of hint : 1. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
2. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
3. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.

Synonyms:

jazz, breaking wind, trail, atom, collar, backsheesh, tether, prefigurement, dash, peak, jumper cable, speck, apprehension, hypnotism, notice, farting, lede, knowledge, feeling, indicate, lead-in, touch sensation, broad hint, crown, whisper, breathing place, bullock, prompting, implication, symptom, whiff, indirection, lead story, glimmer, gratuity, malarkey, prompter, tinge, tincture, touching, idea, show, exigency, streak, jumper lead, wind, tactile sensation, atomic number 82, soupcon, star, breathing spell, spot, omen, emergency, arrest, sense of touch, glimmering, proffer, proposition, mote, lead, summit, undercurrent, tweak, vestige, flatus, ghost, track, air current, breath, pencil lead, aside, mention, hair, smattering, pinpoint, twist, inference, taste, pourboire, announcement, jot, shade, supposition, bakshis, booster cable, scent, undertone, cutaneous senses, evidence, spark advance, breathing space, communication, advise, paint a picture, insinuation, inkling, tracing, principal, baksheesh, taking into custody, innuendo, allusion, clew, leash, molecule, evoke, intimation, fart, bakshish, touch, current of air, signification, manifestation, observation, premonition, jotting, whisker, mesmerism, big, wind instrument, skin senses, reference, signify, steer, notion, suspicion, corpuscle, reflection, contact, reminder, top, dope, breather, malarky, touch modality, tip-off, catch, confidential information, point, idle words, mite, leading, foretoken, advert, memorandum, winding, breathing time, trace, particle, nothingness, shadow, iota, signature, impression, connotation, pinch, propose, tactual sensation, semblance

hint (part of speech: verb)

insinuate, imply, intimate, refer, suggest, allude

advice (part of speech: noun)

cue, instruction, message, briefing, guidance, tip, pointer, caution, advocacy, intelligence, suggestion, caveat, direction, advice, clue, prompt, news, recommendation, information, encouragement

indication (part of speech: noun)

gesture, notation, emblem, designation, marker, badge, key, figuration, insignia, lighthouse, ticket, semaphore, stamp, gesticulation, indication, guidepost, symbol, flag, token, signpost, motion, wink, denotation, crest, brand, sign, logotype, beacon, wave, icon, alert, signal, label, logo, legend, tag, banner

threat (part of speech: noun)

forewarning, admonition, monition, harassment, intimidation, threat, bluster, foreboding, warning

threaten (part of speech: verb)

browbeat, torment, forebode, intimidate, forewarn, frighten, warn, scare, harass, threaten, admonish, bulldoze, bully

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