The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Hinting.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch,
   AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter,
   ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf.
   Hent.]
   To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to
   suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
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         Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.  --Pope.

   Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
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