implying
v.v. suggesting something without saying it directly. You use this when you want someone to understand your meaning through hints rather than plain words.
v. suggesting or expressing a meaning indirectly rather than stating it explicitly. Often involves a logical consequence that follows from a statement without being overtly mentioned.
Are you implying that I made a mistake?
The manager's tone was polite, but his words were clearly implying that the team needed to work faster.
By highlighting the budget cuts without mentioning the project's failure, the report was subtly implying that the lack of funding was the sole cause of the collapse.
Transitive; typically takes a direct object or a 'that' clause.
I didn't infer that you were lateI didn't imply that you were lateLearners confuse 'imply' (the speaker sends a hidden message) with 'infer' (the listener guesses a hidden message).