INKLING

inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer

(noun) a slight suggestion or vague understanding; “he had no inkling what was about to happen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

inkling (plural inklings)

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given.

Synonym: intimation

Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.

(Britain, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.

Etymology 2

Verb

inkling

present participle of inkle

Anagrams

• kilning, klining, linking

Source: Wiktionary

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In"kling, n.

Definition: A hint; an intimation. The least inkling or glimpse of this island. Bacon. They had some inkling of secret messages. Clarendon.

INKLE

In"kle, n. Etym: [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See Lingle.]

Definition: A kind of tape or braid. Shak.

In"kle, v. t. Etym: [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.]

Definition: To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." R. D. Blackmore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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