hintv. t.[OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. 36. Cf. Hent.] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.()Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. (Pope.)()v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.()We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. (Tennyson.)To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.()()n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.()Our hint of woe
Is common. (Shak.)The hint malevolent, the look oblique. (Hannah More.)()