[noun] [U] - an idea that something is true or likely to happen, although it is not certainI didn't have the slightest inkling that she was unhappy. [+ that clause]Did you have any inkling that they were having an affair? [+ that clause]He must have had some inkling of what was happening.
INKLING
Meaning of INKLING in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012