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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
彼かれは辞意じいをほのめかした。
He hinted at his intention to resign.
それとなく答えこたえをほのめかす。
To subtly hint at the answer.
彼かれは辞職じしょくをほのめかしている。
He is hinting at resigning.