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Definitions for Inkling

[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.
[3] a slight intimation or suggestion; suspicion

Words related to Inkling

indication, hunch, impression, conception, intimation, lead, hint, innuendo, whisper, tip, cue, suspicion, suggestion, notion, glimmering, tipoff

Words nearby Inkling

inkerman, inkhorn, inkhorn term, inkle, inkle loom, inkling, inkstand, inkster, inkstone, inkwell, inkwood

Origin of Inkling

1505–15; obsolete inkle to hint (Middle English inklen ) + -ing1; akin to Old English inca suspicion

Word origin for Inkling

C14: probably from inclen to hint at; related to Old English inca

Synonyms for Inkling

hunch, indication, conception, cue, glimmering, hint, impression, innuendo, intimation, lead, notion, suggestion, suspicion, tip, whisper, faintest idea, foggiest idea, hot lead, sneaking suspicion, tipoff