It was time to begin hinting at her departure; she'd put it off as long as she could, but it had to be done.

Then he began hinting at their Dark, Hidden Secrets and I got all intrigued.

He began hinting of bigger forces, of untellable but important issues.

But McCarthy is concerned, and begins hinting at possible change.

Then he began hinting at taxes, layoffs and cuts, all of which should have been on the table far earlier.

She also began hinting about the paternity of Jessica and Natalie Buchanan.

In late 2010 several members of the band began hinting that they were recording new songs, via Twitter.

Several weeks ago, though, the company began hinting to analysts that it might have a problem in the quarter that would depress cash flow.

Eventually, they began hinting at the King's own involvement, forcing him to order an investigation.

Subsequently proponents began hinting that key provisions might be deferred with opponents stating this was inadequate.