hint

hint1 [ hınt ] noun **

1. ) count something that you say to show what you are thinking or feeling, without saying it directly:

hint that: He seemed so relaxed and gave no hint that anything was wrong.

take a/the hint (=understand what someone wants you to do): She hoped he would take the hint and leave her alone.

drop a hint (=say something in an indirect way): Sam keeps dropping hints about what he wants for his birthday.

Ferguson has dropped his broadest hint yet that he will retire next year.

a ) give someone a hint to give someone a small piece of information that helps them to guess something

2. ) singular hint of a small amount of something:

There was a hint of impatience in his voice.

yellow with a hint of green

more than a hint of something (=a lot of something): The profession welcomed the recommendations with more than a hint of relief.

I am clearly the best man for the job, he declared, without the slightest hint of irony.

a/the hint of a smile: Maybe, she replied with the hint of a smile.

a ) a sign that something exists or is going to happen:

After ten days of negotiations, there was still no hint of a breakthrough.

give no/little hint of something: The early morning weather gave no hint of the storms to come.

3. ) count a useful suggestion or piece of advice: TIP:

helpful hints: This leaflet is full of handy hints about safety in the home.

hint on: hints on how to improve your computer skills

hint

hint 2 [ hınt ] verb intransitive or transitive *

to say what you are thinking or feeling in an indirect way:

hint (that): The FDA hinted that the crisis could continue throughout the summer.

hint at: Officials are hinting at the possibility of signing an agreement this week.