Hint
Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| real | real hint | real refuse |
| little | little hint | little refuse |
| main | main hint | main refuse |
| final | final hint | final refuse |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Camilla is a Yandere who's obsessed with protecting the Avatar, so of course her detractors refuse to believe she has depth and actual reasons for being the way she is (hint: she was horrifyingly broken in her early years).
Source: Never Live It Down / Video Games -
As you blatantly invade his privacy, steal his stuff, wreck his belongings, and refuse to take a hint at the fact that this is highly illegal, he grows more and more unhinged in his attempts to keep you out.
Source: Video Game / Hello Neighbor
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