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   inkling

   /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint: "the records give us an inkling of how people saw the world"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘a mention in an undertone, a hint’): from the rare verb inkle ‘utter in an undertone’, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   INKLING definition: 1. a feeling that something is true or likely to happen, although you are not certain: 2. a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INKLING is a slight knowledge or vague notion. How to use inkling in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Inkling definition: a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation. See examples of INKLING used in a sentence.

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   By now you've probably got the inkling that inklings can be sneaky things. Definitions of inkling. noun. a slight suggestion or vague understanding. “he had no inkling what was about to happen”. synonyms: glimmer, glimmering, intimation. see more.

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   noun. 1. a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation. They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen. 2.

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   n. 1. a slight suggestion; hint; intimation: They gave us no inkling of what was going to happen. 2. a vague idea or notion; slight understanding: I don't have an inkling of how it works. [1505–15; obsolete inkle to hint (Middle English inklen) + -ing 1]