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    ink·ling
    /ˈiNGkliNG/

    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. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › inklingINKLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ IPA guide. Other forms: inklings. Is someone yapping on and on and you only have the vaguest idea of what they're talking about? Then you understood just an inkling — a glimmer, a fraction — of what they were saying. Inkling can also mean a sly suggestion or faint implication.

  6. 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.

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

    (ɪŋklɪŋ) Word forms: plural inklings. countable noun [usually singular, N that/wh] If you have aninklingof something, you have a vague idea about it. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later. [ + of] We had an inkling that something might be happening. Synonyms: suspicion, idea, hint, suggestion More Synonyms of inkling.

  8. 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]

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishinkling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a slight knowledge of something that is happening or about to happen synonym suspicion inkling (of something) He had no inkling of what was going on. inkling (that…) The first inkling I had that something was wrong was when I found the front door wide open.