Hint (hĭnt), transitive verb [imperfect or past participle Hinted; present participle or verbal noun Hinting.] [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.

Syn. – To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.

Hint, intransitive verb To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.

Hint, intransitive verb 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.

Syn. – To allude; refer; glance; touch.

-- Websters 1913