Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a hinting manner; suggestingly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a hinting manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
hinting manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Bit by bit they began making small exploratory comments to one another — first about the train, then about the coach or about each other’s clothing, and finally, hintingly, at their destination.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006
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Bit by bit they began making small exploratory comments to one another — first about the train, then about the coach or about each other’s clothing, and finally, hintingly, at their destination.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006
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A compassionate white steward, wanting to admit him, hintingly said, “You’re an Indian, aren’t you?”
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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A compassionate white steward, wanting to admit him, hintingly said, “You’re an Indian, aren’t you?”
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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A compassionate white steward, wanting to admit him, hintingly said, “You’re an Indian, aren’t you?”
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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