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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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINKLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inklingInkling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINKLING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinkling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of inkling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inklingInkling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If someone drops a hint you're not wanted they've given you an inkling you're not wanted. The word comes from the medieval English word inclen, which suitably enough means "to utter in an undertone."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINKLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    inkling in American English. (ˈɪŋklɪŋ) noun. 1. a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation. They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen. 2. a vague idea or notion; slight understanding. They didn't have an inkling of how the new invention worked.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › inklingInkling - definition of inkling by The Free Dictionary

    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]

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishinkling | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    inkling definition: to think that something might be true or might happen: . Learn more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › inklingINKLING Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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