All 3 Uses of
intimation
in
Great Expectations
- A little later on in the dinner, Mr. Wopsle reviewed the sermon with some severity, and intimated—in the usual hypothetical case of the Church being "thrown open"—what kind of sermon he would have given them.†
Chpt 4
- There was nobody but himself, he intimated, worthy of my confidence, and—in short, might he?†
Chpt 19
- Receiving this as an intimation that it was best not to delay, I settled that I would go to-morrow, and said so.†
Chpt 48 *
Definition:
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(intimation) a subtle hint or indirect suggestion