hinting

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/ˈhɪntɪŋ/

noun

The act of giving a hint or suggestion.

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Meanings

nounhinting (countable and uncountable, plural hintings)

plural hintings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of giving a hint or suggestion.

    Risa herself was questioned, as she expected, but the ladies took their cue from Marie and appeared content with her somewhat short answers, even when she only turned her gaze downward and blushed at the hintings at her betrothal.

    2009, Sarah Zettel, In Camelot's Shadow
  2. countableuncountablemediaThe process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hint

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hinting

glintingunstinting
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Anagrams

Ningthinithing
Cite this entry
APA

hinting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinting

MLA

“hinting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hinting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinting.

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