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- /hɪnt/
- /hɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /hɪnt/
Definition of hinting word
- noun hinting Present participle of hint. 1
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Parts of speech for Hinting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hinting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hinting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hinting
adjective hinting
- referring — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- monitory — serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.
- connotative — (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.
Top questions with hinting
- what is the narrator hinting at here?
- what does hinting mean?
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