hinting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪntɪŋ

Noun

hinting (countable and uncountable, plural hintings)

1. 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.

2. (typography) 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.

Derived terms

• type hinting

See also

• antialiasing

Verb

hinting

1. present participle and gerund of hint

Anagrams

• nithing