To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
to hint a suspicion
To develop and add hints to a font.
The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
A display adjustment for fonts on digital media, causing letters to be aligned with a rasterized grid.