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Meaning of Hinting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhɪntɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
  2. The process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner.

Equivalents

العربية التلميح
Suomi vihjeistys
Polski ogródka
Tiếng Việt bóng gió

Examples

“Risa herself was questioned, as she expected, but the ladies took their cue from Marie and appeared content with her somewhat short answers, even when she only turned her gaze downward and blushed at the hintings at her betrothal.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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