hinting
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/ˈhɪntɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.“She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.”
- To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.“to hint a suspicion”
- To develop and add hints to a font.“The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.”
noun
- The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
- A display adjustment for fonts on digital media, causing letters to be aligned with a rasterized grid.