INKLING


Meaning of INKLING in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' i ŋ -kli ŋ

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English yngkiling whisper, mention, probably from inclen to hint at; akin to Old English inca suspicion

Date: 1513

1 : a slight indication or suggestion : HINT , CLUE <there was no path—no inkling even of a track ― New Yorker >

2 : a slight knowledge or vague notion <had not the faintest inkling of what it was all about ― H. W. Carter>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.