Definition of "alluding" []

• Present participle of allude. (verb)

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• "British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was stronger, suggesting sanctions could be a next consideration in a statement saying the six powers remained committed to their "dual track" policy - a term alluding to attempts to engage Iran diplomatically but to turn to sanctions should the first track fail."
• "(Perhaps in alluding to the expression of "consciousness," Smith is actually referring to the creation of consciousness in fictional characters, the pursuit of "psychological realism," but this is not how I read the passage in question.)"
• "Dr. Watson in alluding to the mystery of the giant rat of Sumatra, "The world is not yet ready for this story.""