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hinting

H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /hɪnt/
    • /hɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /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

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Synonyms 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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