hinting (at)

verb

present participle of hint (at)
as in referring (to)

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  1. indicating
  2. suggesting
  3. implying
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  • Mice without flagellin receptors were less affected—indicating a direct link between flagellin and an immune system response.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Green means the location is serving a full menu, indicating minimal damage in the surrounding area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of indicating
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  • Many commenters criticize the low pay for teachers, suggesting that economic pressures drive educators to seek additional income through unconventional means.
    — Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • TouchBistro research reported by Restaurant Dive found that Gen Z and millennials frequently eat alone, suggesting dining without company is already a familiar routine for many younger adults.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggesting
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  • He's got a price target of $300 on Nvidia, implying upside of 25% from Tuesday's close.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of implying
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“Hinting (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinting%20%28at%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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