vihjaista — meaning in English

English meaning

• glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
• hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.

Senses

vihjaista is used for these senses in English:

• glance To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).
• hint (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

glance — full definition

1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
3. noun A quick, brief look.

hint — full definition

1. noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
2. noun A very small trace or amount of something.
3. verb To suggest something indirectly, without saying it outright.

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