Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinting

/ˈhɪntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: hint-ing
IPA: /ˈhɪntɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of giving a hint or suggestion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of hint

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hintings (plural)

Phrases

type hinting

Frequently Paired Words

antialiasing

Rhymes With

printing sprinting squinting reprinting imprinting minting glinting unstinting

Questions

How do you pronounce hinting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪntɪŋ/.
What does hinting mean?: The act of giving a hint or suggestion.

How to pronounce hinting

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