hinting
present participle ofhint
| 单词 | hinting |
| 释义 | hinting present participle ofhint hint verb[I] uk/hɪnt/us/hɪnt/to say or do something thatshowswhat youthinkorwant, usually in a way that is notdirect: [+ (that)]Mum's hinted(that)she mightpayfor mytripto Mexico. He's hintedatthepossibilityofmovingto Canada. Compare suggest
Suggestions & proposals
Examplesofhintinghinting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In fact lowering of prices and profits, though not significant, has shown a negative relation,hintingthat such competition may decrease performance. From theCambridge English Corpus There are occasional illustrations, and the print varies in size and direction,hintingat a high-tech medium that has been compressed into book form. From theCambridge English Corpus In this stress on the blood relationship he washintingat a common genetic inheritance. From theCambridge English Corpus In the scenes provided in thehintingtask only limited contextual detail is provided and so context must be constructed to some extent. From theCambridge English Corpus With increasing proficiency, they decreased the direct strategies-mainly their use of imperatives-and showed little change in thehintingstrategies. From theCambridge English Corpus It was alsohintingstrongly that publicly provided assets, especially land, ought to remain within the public sphere. From theCambridge English Corpus The texts pretend innocence whilehintingat existential terror: so does the music, in its ever-obliging fashion. From theCambridge English Corpus The disciplinary distribution index is medium to medium-to-high,hintingat a medium-to-low level of vigilance and group pressure within the social systems of the respective communities. From theCambridge English Corpus Perot support is associated with challenger votes too,hintingthat districts that support minor-party presidential candidates harbour more general anti-incumbent sentiment as well. From theCambridge English Corpus The new vestry74 had 'heard' that there was no reason to continue paying the pauper,hintingat fraud but also exposing a system prone to rumour and uncertainty. From theCambridge English Corpus Talk abouthinting, giving an impression and failure to deny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He ishintingthat these councils can interpret their duty in different ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For years now every government have been nudging andhintingat the universities to cut expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Was hehintingat the use of special deposits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The remedy which he had first so proudly claimed paternity for he is now ratherhintingis an illegitimate child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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