(v. t.) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
(v. i.) To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
(n.) A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tunes weren't quite as easy and lush as they had been, and hints of dissonance crept in.
(2) "Hints that the license fee payer will be hit are the closest the Tories come to explaining how they intend to pay for this."
(3) There is never any chink in her composure – any hint of tension – and while I can't imagine what it must feel like to be so at ease with one's world, I don't think she is faking it.
(4) Following a first-half surrender, they performed appreciably better in the second period with little cameos hinting at better days to come – eventually.
(5) #IfTheyGunnedMeDown tackled the way in which people of colour, especially men, are represented in the media (hint: usually as thuggish and criminal).
(6) In addition, practical hints on other means of retention are offered, with the emphasis on nuisance-free and easy application.
(7) Henry had hinted during a recent interview with French newspaper L’Equipe he could be interested in a future coaching role with the Gunners, and Wenger insisted on Tuesday that Henry’s return is a certainty when asked about a reunion with the former France striker.
(8) | Amy Lawrence Read more Sampdoria have already expressed their interest in bringing Balotelli back to the league where he has represented both Internazionale and Milan, and now Bologna’s director of sport, Pantaleo Corvino, has hinted at a loan deal.
(9) The slogan will be unveiled at a rally in Warwick tomorrow, but Alexander gave no hint of Gordon Brown calling an election before 6 May, emphasising the need for a slow reappraisal of Labour to take root.
(10) While Chinese media have not spelt out Zhou's woes explicitly, the hints have grown more blatant by the month, with some identifying him via his family relationships.
(11) Governor Mark Carney once hinted that a UK rate rise might be on the horizon.
(12) In a speech focused on national security, Liam Fox , who is trailing his fellow Tory leadership candidates in terms of support from MPs, hinted that he had doubts that a candidate without significant experience could handle the job.
(13) It would have been unprecedented for a large bloc such as the Freedom Caucus to have voted against the party’s choice of nominee, as they had hinted they might do with Webster.
(14) Furthermore it was possible to confirm the postoperative space of time needed until restoration of an undisturbed bladder function as a relatively reliable prognostic hint to the expected success of the operation.
(15) I got a hint of the price she has paid for her ambidextrous approach to cultural identify after her last interview was published, when a shocking number of British Pakistani men got in touch to denounce her as a shameful infidel.
(16) This is no time for partisan politics | Simon Jenkins Read more Downing Street has also hinted that the 1% cap on public sector pay increases could be lifted in the autumn budget, after a growing number of Tory MPs aired their concerns about the policy continuing.
(17) He has remained mostly out of sight since his defeat, but recently, while stopping short of any explicit pledge of a comeback, he and his entourage have dropped heavy hints that he may return to the frontline of French politics to "save" the country.
(18) It's set in Tokyo, presumably for the Nakatomi connection, and Trebilcook hinted on Twitter that we might see some old faces again.
(19) In an article for the Sunday Times, Cameron hinted that other nations in Europe – many of them dependent on Russian gas – are less willing to consider sanctions that could hit their own economies.
(20) There has been nothing explicit to confirm as much, but the hints have been there.
Implication
Definition:
(n.) The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
(n.) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
Example Sentences:
(1) Strains isolated from the environment and staff were not implicated.
(2) The possibility that both IL 2 production and IL 2R expression are autonomously activated early in T cell development, before acquisition of the CD3-TcR complex, led us to study the implication of alternative pathways of activation at this ontogenic stage.
(3) Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a polypeptide produced by mononuclear phagocytes, has been implicated as an important mediator of inflammatory processes and of clinical manifestations in acute infectious diseases.
(4) We have not yet been honest about the implications, and some damaging myths have arisen.
(5) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
(6) A review is made from literature and an inventory of psychological and organic factors implicated in this pathology.
(7) The high incidence of infant astigmatism has implications for critical periods in human visual development and for infant acuity.
(8) Implications for practice and research include need for support groups with nurses as facilitators, the importance of fostering hope, and need for education of health care professionals.
(9) The literature on depression and immunity is reviewed and the clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
(10) The implications of the findings in terms of strategic tick control are discussed.
(11) In light of these findings, the implications of the need to address appraisals and coping efforts in research and therapy with incest victims was emphasized.
(12) These calculated values are compared with observed values and implications of the agreement are discussed.
(13) The implications of inhibition of protein kinase C by adriamycin-iron(III) are discussed.
(14) These findings indicate the cytogenetic correlation with clinical and morphological picture, which consequently implicates the diagnostic and prognostic significance of chromosomal aspects.
(15) The aim was to clarify the nature of their constituent cells, specifically the giant ganglion-like cells and spindle cells, and to discuss the implications for histogenesis.
(16) Implications for vibrotactile training are discussed.
(17) Implications for assessment intervention and prevention were discussed and further research suggested.
(18) Our findings suggest that the affinity of aldose reductase for glucose in patients with diabetic complications may be increased and that the polyol pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications.
(19) The onset of the symptoms usually occurs within a few minutes after ingestion of the implicated food, and the duration of symptoms ranges from a few hours to 24 h. Antihistamines can be used effectively to treat this intoxication.
(20) The implications of this interaction for research in MMTP effectiveness are discussed.