drop a hint

VERB

intimate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm assert impart imply

STRONG

air allude announce aver avouch communicate connote declare expose express hint indicate infer insinuate leak profess remind spring state utter vent voice warn

WEAK

let cat out of bag let it be known make known make noise spill the beans

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

be quiet bottle up conceal cover hide suppress withhold

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drop a hint

Steve Clarke did drop a hint in his press conference that Scotland will be trying something different tonight, which was interesting.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024

“I am waiting in the conversation for them to drop a hint to who they are,” she said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020

Those Sunderland supporters that remained attempted to drop a hint to the club’s owner.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2015

Still, if you’re interested in a particular decision and you know a Supreme Court clerk, he might drop a hint about which day you should hang around the court.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2013

"This is Roland. Just moved in...next door," I said, looking up at her, trying to drop a hint without being too obvious.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

drop a hint

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