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   Ink·ling

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   noun

   • 1. a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint: "the records give us an inkling of how people saw the world"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘a mention in an undertone, a hint’): from the rare verb inkle ‘utter in an undertone’, of unknown origin.

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

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   What does inkling mean?

   • (Definition of inkling from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 略知, 模糊的印象… 略知, 模糊的印象… presentimiento, idea, sospecha… suspeita… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INKLING definition: to think that something might be true or might happen: . Learn more.

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   What is the origin of the word 'inkling'?

   • The word 'inkling' comes from the gerund of the Middle English verb inclen, which means 'utter in an undertone, hint at, hint'. Its origin is unknown, but it might be related to Old English inca, meaning 'doubt, suspicion, question, scruple'.

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   What are examples of an inkling?

   • Examples from the Corpus had an inkling • Perhaps he also had an inkling of an altogether more thorough-going solution. • It was as though he had an inkling who it would be. • He had an inkling he was the only one who could decipher the code. • I had an inkling that he had gone to Los Angeles. • Nutty had an inkling, but couldn't believe it.

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   What is a tinkling & an inkling?

   • Inklings, like tinklings, were small sounds. Specifically, an inkling was an indistinct hearing of one’s own name. This meaning is demonstrated in the earliest known use of the word, in the Alliterative Romance of Alexander the Great, circa 1400–50: ‘[Alexander] Herd a nyngkiling of his name, & naytis him [exerted himself] to ryse.’

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

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

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

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   Define inkling. inkling synonyms, inkling pronunciation, inkling translation, English dictionary definition of inkling. n. 1. A slight hint or indication. 2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.

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   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.

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   Examples from the Corpus had an inkling • Perhaps he also had an inkling of an altogether more thorough-going solution. • It was as though he had an inkling who it would be. • He had an inkling he was the only one who could decipher the code. • I had an inkling that he had gone to Los Angeles. • Nutty had an inkling, but couldn't ...