26984 words

inkling

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
a feeling that something is true or likely to happen, although you are not certain:

Examples:

[ + that ] I didn't have the slightest inkling that she was unhappy.
inkling of He must have had some inkling of what was happening.
2
a slight idea that something is true or likely to happen, although it is not certain:

Examples:

She saw the look on Nick’s face but had no inkling of what it meant.

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