Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - inkling
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Inkling
inkling
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 ~ even of a track — New Yorker 2. a slight knowledge or vague notion had not the faintest ~ of what it was all about — H. W. Carter
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1.
n. (often foll. by of) a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint. Etymology: ME inkle utter in an undertone, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. осторожный намек an inkling of the truth —- крупица истины 2. отдаленное представление I hadn't the slightest inkling of what it was all about —- я не имел ни малейшего представления о том, что происходит 3. слабое подозрение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
noun намек (на что-либо), легкое подозрение (of) I had an inkling of it - я подозревал это an inkling of truth - намек на истину Syn: see premonition ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(inklings) If you have an inkling of something, you have a vague idea about it. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later... N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n/wh, N that/wh ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n have an inkling to have a slight idea about something (We had no inkling that he was leaving. | No one gave me the slightest inkling of what they were planning.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1513, apparently from the gerund of M.E. inclen "utter in an undertone" (c.1350), related to O.E. inca "doubt, suspicion." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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