Word: hinting
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...typical stereotype of the gamer is some guy who has spectacles and a bad case of acne who sits in a computer lab...with a bunch of friends who are similarly acned geeks," said Niedzwiecki, himself a towering 6'4" student without a hint of acne...
...when prospective first-year Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan questioned the presidential panel about Radcliffe's changing relationship with Harvard, neither leader could provide a concrete answer, although Rudenstine did hint at impending restructuring...
Perhaps all we need to do is ask; the officers I spoke with sounded like they had never faced the question before and had a hint in their voices that this might be an amenable change since, after all, they would be able to celebrate with their families as well...
...blur nationalities. Perhaps because it has no international competitions (aside from the largely ignored Olympics) to inflame nationalistic prejudices, or perhaps because some of our best players are foreign-born, baseball fans heartily embrace players from Japan, Mexico, Korea, the Dominican Republic, and all over the world, without a hint of xenophobia or prejudice. The increasing international flavor of the game is the most exciting trend in baseball of recent years, and if the behavior of the fans at Fenway is any indication, we are more than just accepting of foreign players, we're even willing to learn their language...
...these examples hint at the power of language among the characters in the book. What is most striking and intelligent about this pondering on language, however, pertains to the notion of meaning. Pella is entirely and explicitly aware of the ambiguity of words, the indeterminate meanings of utterances. Archbuilder speech baffles her, often to the point of exasperance. During a sexually-tense moment between her and Efram, she borders on swooning and discerns the reality of her situation from dreams based on what words she hears. If they are too loaded with meaning, they probably belong to Efram...