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inkling
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
inkling
(noun)
inkling
/
ˈ
ɪŋklɪŋ/
noun
plural
inklings
inkling
/
ˈ
ɪŋklɪŋ/
noun
plural
inklings
Britannica Dictionary definition of INKLING
[
count
]
:
a slight, uncertain idea about something
:
a slight amount of knowledge about something
—
usually singular
I didn't have an
inkling
[=
clue
] of what it all meant.
Nothing gave me any
inkling
that it would happen.
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