hinting

To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

“She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.”

To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

“to hint a suspicion”

To develop and add hints to a font.

“The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.”

The act of giving a hint or suggestion.

A display adjustment for fonts on digital media, causing letters to be aligned with a rasterized grid.