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Noun

inkling

  1. A slight suspicion or hint.
    Featuring a prominent and unique opening chord, the song's success provided the first inkling that The Beatles were not the one-hit wonder some had suggested when they first came to America. —A Hard Day's Night (song)
  2. (dialect) Inclination, desire.

Etymology

Probably from Middle English inclen or inkle, meaning to hint at, or to whisper.

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