alluding

Verb

allude (third-person singular simple present alludes, present participle alluding, simple past and past participle alluded)

1. (intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
   • First, she alluded to her husband as "the man at home looking after the children". Then she referred to him as "my George".

   Synonyms:

   advert, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, moot, refer, signify