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Hinting vs Referring - What's the difference?

hinting | referring |

As verbs the difference between hinting and referring

is that hinting is while referring is .

As a noun hinting

is the act of giving a hint or suggestion.

hinting

English

Noun

(wikipedia hinting)
  • The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
  • * 2009 , Sarah Zettel, In Camelot's Shadow
  • 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.
  • (typography) Type of display adjustment for fonts on digital media.
  • Synonyms

    * instructing

    See also

    * antialiasing * rasterization * subpixel rendering

    Verb

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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    referring

    English

    Verb

    (head)