Definition of inkling Inkling
/ɪˈŋklɪŋ/ - [ingkling] - ink•ling
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What does inkling mean?
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NounPlural: inklings |
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| inkling - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" | ||
| intimation, glimmering, glimmer | ||
| suggestion the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inkling (Noun)
A slight suspicion or hint. - inkling (Noun)
Inclination, desire. - inkling (Verb)
Present participle of inkle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inkling (n.)
A hint; an intimation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ingk′ling, n. a hint or whisper: intimation.—v.i. Ink′le, to have a hint of. [M. E. inclen, to hint at, which Skeat suspects to be corrupted from Dan. ymte, to mutter; cf. Ice. ym-ta, to mutter; ultimately imitative.]
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