n. 1 suggestion, clue, implication, inkling, indication, tip, tip-off, intimation, allusion, innuendo, insinuation; pointer, help, advice The quiz-master gave me a hint and I got the answer at once 2 trace, suggestion, touch, taste, breath, dash, soupçon, whiff, undertone, tinge, whisper Which government has ever served without any hint of scandal?
v. 3 suggest, imply, indicate, tip (off), intimate, allude, insinuate, mention, clue, cue, signal, refer, advert She hinted that I might appeal to her sister