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Webster 1913 Edition

Inkling

In′kling

,
Noun.
A hint; an intimation.
The least
inkling
or glimpse of this island.
Bacon.
They had some
inkling
of secret messages.
Clarendon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inkling

INK'LING

,
Noun.
A hint or whisper; an intimation. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

inkling

inkling

English

Noun

inkling ‎(plural inklings)

  1. A slight suspicion or hint.
  2. (dialect) Inclination, desire.

Translations

Verb

inkling

  1. present participle of inkle

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle English, from inklen, inclen ‎(“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), from inke ‎(“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca ‎(“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-Germanic *inkô ‎(“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *yenǵ- ‎(“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc ‎(“angered”), Old Norse ekki ‎(“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje ‎(“lack, pity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪŋk.lɪŋ/

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