Hinted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {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. [root]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.
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           Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.  --Pope.
  
     Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
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