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How to pronounce intimation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms glimmer, glimmering, inkling
Type of suggestion
Derivation intimate
Type Words
Synonyms breath, hint
Type of proffer, proposition, suggestion
Derivation intimate

Examples of intimation

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Their first intimation of the incoming wave was its roaring sound just offshore.
From the newsweek.com
Her inability to sleep well is not this book's only intimation of Lady Macbeth.
From the thestate.com
For Newman, friendship is an intimation of a greater love, a foretaste of heaven.
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Henry had his first intimation of such exclusion when he arrived in Barcelona.
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Grace's first intimation of gender dysphoria came when she was just five years old.
From the guardian.co.uk
Though there was no intimation of a split, Shriver appeared without her wedding ring.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The intimation was that Dr. Wecht, not Ms. Blettner, told her to defraud his clients.
From the post-gazette.com
I'll bet you caught that I cannot engage with that most amazing intimation.
From the iftomm2003.com
More plausible is Chopin's intimation of the lifelong feeling of isolation.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Hint: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
  • Inkling: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
  • (The intimates) The Intimates was a twelve-issue American comic book limited series, written by Joe Casey and published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The series were created by Joe Casey, Jim Lee and Giuseppe Camuncoli.
  • The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated; Announcement; declaration; A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design
  • (Intimations) (noun) marked by close acquaintance; personal
  • (Intimates) Intricately designed traditional lace and vintage-looking silk bras, panties, and camis are separately provided in this area.^[5] This was previously named "Fashion".
  • (the creative person gets a "feeling" that a solution is on its way),
  • (n) : announcement, notification