| feeler |
a hint, suggestion, or question intended to cause another's thoughts or feelings to be revealed. [1/2 definitions] |
| flea in (one's) ear |
a broad hint or annoying reminder. |
| hint |
to make a subtle or indirect reference or suggestion; give a hint or clue. [1/4 definitions] |
| inkling |
a vague or partial suggestion; hint or clue. [1/2 definitions] |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usu. derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. [1/2 definitions] |
| insinuation |
a sly hint or suggestion, esp. a derogatory or malicious one. [1/2 definitions] |
| intimate2 |
to make known with a hint or other indirect suggestion; imply. |
| lead1 |
an indication, hint, or clue. [1/20 definitions] |
| lead up to |
in speech or writing, to hint at or subtly introduce some, possibly surprising, announcement or statement to come. [1/4 definitions] |
| let on |
to reveal or hint at. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/6 definitions] |
| shade |
a hint or trace. [1/16 definitions] |
| shadow |
a trace; suggestion; hint. [1/12 definitions] |
| smack1 |
a taste or slight hint of a flavor or the like. [2/4 definitions] |
| suggestion |
a hint; trace. [1/6 definitions] |
| suspicion |
a very small amount; trace; hint. [1/5 definitions] |
| taint |
a hint or trace of moral wrongness. [1/5 definitions] |
| tint |
a hint or trace of a color; tinge. [1/6 definitions] |
| tip3 |
a small, useful idea; hint. [1/5 definitions] |
| whisper |
a hint or trace. [1/9 definitions] |
| wisp |
a faint or fleeting trace or hint. [1/4 definitions] |