dropped hints

• suggestedOffered for consideration
• impliedSuggested without stating
• insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
• hintedSuggested without stating
• cluedGiven a hint

nudged · whispered · alluded · signaled · teased · foreshadowed · subtle · coy · oblique · veiled · cryptic · meaningful glance · wink · innuendo · breadcrumbs · fishing · prompting · leading