All 6 Uses of
imply
in
The Guardian
- At twenty-five, she was a widow and she hated everything about the word: how it sounded, what it implied, the way her mouth moved when she formed the word.†
Chpt Pro.
- Singer merely gave her a look that seemed to imply, What's the holdup?†
Chpt 1
- "I didn't ask her about that," Mike answered, his tone implying the very thought was ridiculous.†
Chpt 2
- As long as we do it my way, everything will be fine, Richard seemed to imply.†
Chpt 9
- Though everything she had said was absolutely true, when she looked at Pete again, his expression confirmed that Richard had already implied something different.
Chpt 32 *implied = said indirectly
- Though she wasn't sure exactly what the answers were yet—or even the questions, for that matter—as she stared at the photographs and wondered what they implied about Richard, she couldn't help but feel that she was getting close to something important.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence