Word Image
plural: hints
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a suggestion or a clue
Word Family
hinted
hinting
Sentences
Our chef added a hint of lemon zest to the sauce tonight.
My favorite cocoa has a slight hint of vanilla.
The author dropped a few hints about the story’s ending.
Emily’s blank stare gave no hint of what she was thinking.
There was a hint of sadness in the song’s melody.
The weather forecast hinted at a possibility of rain later in the day.
This painting has just a hint of mystery about it.
Highways are a convenient way to get somewhere quickly.
My mother hinted at what she’d made for my special dinner.
There were no hints, no clues as to what would come next.
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