Meaning of INKLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'ingkling
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| | Definition: | | [n] a slight suggestion; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" |
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| | Synonyms: | | intimation |
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| | See Also: | | suggestion | |
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| | Definition: | | \In"kling\, n.
A hint; an intimation.
The least inkling or glimpse of this island. --Bacon.
They had some inkling of secret messages. --Clarendon.
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| | Related Terms: | | bare suggestion, broad hint, clue, cue, dash, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer, glimmering, half an idea, hazy idea, hint, idea, implication, impression, index, indication, infusion, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, kick, look, mere notion, nod, notion, nudge, prompt, sauce, scent, seasoning, shade, sign, signal, smack, sneaking suspicion, soupcon, spice, spoor, sprinkling, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, taint, telltale, tempering, thought, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tip, tip-off, touch, trace, track, vague idea, vestige, whisper, wind, wink |
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