INKLINGS

Noun

inklings

plural of inkling

Anagrams

• linkings, sling ink, slinking

Proper noun

Inklings

(historical) The literary group centered around English writer C. S. Lewis and his associates, particularly J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.

Anagrams

• linkings, sling ink, slinking

Source: Wiktionary


INKLING

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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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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