hinting

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of hint. Use this -ing form when someone is suggesting something without saying it directly.

   She kept hinting that she wanted a new bike for her birthday.

   Stop hinting and just tell me what you really mean.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of giving small clues about something instead of telling someone directly.

   Like dropping small clues so someone can guess the answer on their own.

   All that hinting finally made me guess the surprise party.

   Her hinting was so obvious that everyone already knew the secret.

   Similarsuggestion, insinuation, innuendo, intimation, allusion

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The work of adjusting a digital font so its letters look sharp and clear at small sizes on a screen.

   Like fine-tuning a picture so it still looks clear when you shrink it very small.

   Good hinting makes text easy to read on a phone screen.

   The designer spent hours on hinting so the tiny letters stayed crisp.

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