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Definition
a subtle hint or indirect suggestion
- I have kept up with you through Miss Pittypat but she gave me no intimation that you had developed womanly sweetness.4.34 (39% in)
- The faintest intimation from him, in the orchard, that some day things might be different and she would never have thought of going to Rhett.4.36 (71% in)
- Such people were Scarlett's intimates now, but those who attended her larger receptions included others of some culture and refinement, many of excellent families.5.49 (75% in)
- The first intimation of their return was the sound of luggage being thumped on the fronthall floor and Bonnie's voice crying, "Mother!"5.56 (40% in)
There are no more uses of "intimation" flagged with this meaning in Gone with the Wind.
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? —4 uses
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- India bowed coldly and, putting her hand upon the door knob, intimated silently that his speedy retirement would be welcome.4.45 (74% in)
- She had intimated, however, that he didn't come by them honestly.4.31 (46% in)
- But, when she intimated this delicately to Frank, the day after they married, he smiled and told her not to bother her sweet pretty little head about business matters.4.36 (13% in)
- You never intimated—4.41 (31% in)
There are no more uses of "intimation" in Gone with the Wind.
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