n. 25B6; noun
a hint that he would leave : CLUE, inkling, suggestion, indication, indicator, sign, signal, pointer, intimation, insinuation, innuendo, mention, whisper.
handy hints about painting : TIP, suggestion, pointer, clue, guideline, recommendation; advice, help; informal how-to, wrinkle.
a hint of mint : TRACE, touch, suspicion, suggestion, dash, soupçon, tinge, modicum, whiff, taste, undertone; informal smidgen, tad.
25B6; verb what are you hinting at? : IMPLY, insinuate, intimate, suggest, indicate, signal; allude to, refer to, drive at, mean; informal get at.