˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

inkling

[ ingk-ling ]

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.



inkling

/ ˈɪŋ°ì±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. a slight intimation or suggestion; suspicion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of inkling1

1505–15; obsolete inkle to hint ( Middle English inklen ) + -ing 1; akin to Old English inca suspicion
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of inkling1

C14: probably from inclen to hint at; related to Old English inca
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

His followers have physically threatened those few who showed any inkling that they might oppose him and his executioner, Elon Musk, a man charged with the destruction of the federal workforce.

From

We can already see the first inklings of how the liberal refusal to submit is frustrating the right and making them even more whiny than usual.

From

They were unaware the authorities already had an inkling of what they were up to and would see through any such ruse.

From

There were few inklings when we met of what would unfold, but the Middle East that Carter had spent so much time navigating was about to come undone yet again.

From

The choice of Fox News celebrity Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was the first inkling that this was about to go seriously off the rails.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement