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inkling(dictionary)

inkling (iou)



inkling noun. LME.
[from INKLE verb + -ING1.]
The action of mentioning in an undertone; a faint or slight mention or rumour. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
A hint or slight intimation given or received; a suggestion; a vague knowledge or notion; a suspicion. (Foll. by of.) E16.
E. Roosevelt The admiral refused to give me the slightest inkling of what he had decided to do. P. Ferguson She had had no inkling of his identity. V. Seth If Jan's surprised, she shows no inkling Of it at all.
b. A suspicion of or against a person. E17-E18.
An inclination, a slight desire. dial. L18.