to hint at

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to hint at - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hint \Hint\, v. i.
     To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
     allude vaguely to something.
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           We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.       --Tennyson.
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     To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or
        cautiously.
  
     Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.
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