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Inkling

noun/ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ/
Definition
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna slight suggestion or vague understanding
“he had no inkling what was about to happen”
Word Forms
intimateverbimply as a possibility
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ahnung
ein kleiner Vorschlag oder ein vages Verständnis
🇫🇷French
idée
une légère suggestion ou une vague compréhension
🇪🇸Spanish
indicio
una ligera sugerencia o una vaga comprensión
🇮🇹Italian
sentore
un leggero suggerimento o una vaga comprensione
🇳🇱Dutch
vermoeden
een lichte suggestie of een vaag begrip
🇵🇹Portuguese
pressentindo
uma ligeira sugestão ou entendimento vago
🇷🇺Russian
подозрение
небольшое предложение или смутное понимание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आभास
थोड़ा सा सुझाव या अस्पष्ट समझ
🇮🇳Tamil
மை
ஒரு சிறிய பரிந்துரை அல்லது தெளிவற்ற புரிதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఇంక్లింగ్
స్వల్ప సూచన లేదా అస్పష్టమైన అవగాహన
🇮🇳Marathi
इंकलिंग
थोडीशी सूचना किंवा अस्पष्ट समज
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઇંકલિંગ
થોડું સૂચન અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ સમજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಸಿ ಬಳಿಯುವುದು
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಲಹೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മഷിപുരട്ടൽ
ഒരു ചെറിയ നിർദ്ദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവ്യക്തമായ ധാരണ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੂਝ
ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਸਮਝ
🇵🇰Urdu
انکلنگ
ایک معمولی تجویز یا مبہم تفہیم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暗示
一个小小的建议或模糊的理解
🇯🇵Japanese
ほのぼの
わずかな提案または漠然とした理解
🇰🇷Korean
어렴풋한 생각
약간의 제안이나 막연한 이해
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mơ hồ
một gợi ý nhỏ hoặc sự hiểu biết mơ hồ
🇹🇭Thai
เฉลียวฉลาด
ข้อเสนอแนะเล็กน้อยหรือความเข้าใจที่คลุมเครือ
🇮🇩Indonesian
firasat
sedikit saran atau pemahaman yang samar-samar
🇲🇾Malay
firasat
sedikit cadangan atau pemahaman yang tidak jelas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فكرة
اقتراح بسيط أو فهم غامض
🇮🇷Persian
متذکر شدن
یک پیشنهاد جزئی یا درک مبهم
🇹🇷Turkish
ipucu
hafif bir öneri veya belirsiz bir anlayış
🇮🇱Hebrew
רֶמֶז
הצעה קלה או הבנה מעורפלת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'inkling'?
The primary meaning of 'inkling' is 'a slight suggestion or vague understanding'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inkling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'inkling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'inkling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'inkling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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