descry vs drop a hint

descry

verb
  • To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal. 

  • To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect. 

drop a hint

verb
  • To reveal a clue or hint about something. 

How often have the words descry and drop a hint occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )