Inkling

//ˈɪŋklɪŋ//

Synonyms for "inkling" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(2 words)

intimation ghost

bare suggestion broad hint clue conception cudgel cue dash feeling foretoken gentle hint gesture gleam glimmer

Strong matches (22)

Noun(4 words)

glimmer glimmering glimpse hunch

glimmering half an idea hazy idea hint idea implication impression index indication infusion innuendo insinuation intimation kick look mere notion nod note

Related words (37)

notion nudge prompt sauce scent seasoning shade sign signal smack sneaking suspicion soupcon spice spoor sprinkling suggestion suspicion symptom taint telltale

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tempering thought tinct tincture tinge tint tip tip-off touch trace track vague idea vestige whisper wind wink

Noun(1 words)

underhint

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

suggestion

derived from

1 entries

inkle

form of

1 entries

inkle

has context

1 entries

dialect

is a

2 entries

partially mental event suggestion

related to

5 entries

desire hint inclination inkle suspicion

Translations

55 translations across 20 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

загатване noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
намек noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Catalan

2 entries

indici noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
sospita noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

暗示 noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
端倪 noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Czech

1 entries

podezření noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Dutch

4 entries

aanwijzing noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
suggestie noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
vaag idee noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)
vermoeden noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Finnish

3 entries

aavistus noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
vihi noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
vihje noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

French

1 entries

soupçon noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

German

2 entries

Ahnung noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
Schimmer noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)

Irish

2 entries

leid noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
éachtaint noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Italian

4 entries

allusione noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
indizio noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
percezione noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
sentore noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Japanese

2 entries

暗示 noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
疑惑 noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Macedonian

4 entries

на́мек noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
поткажу́вање noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
пре́тстава noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)
претставу́вање noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

شبهه noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)

Polish

1 entries

podejrzenie noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Portuguese

1 entries

suspeita noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Russian

3 entries

дога́дка noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
намёк noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
подозре́ние noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

maglovita predodžba noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)
mig noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
nagoveštaj noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
nagovještaj noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Spanish

4 entries

algo que da a entender noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
algo que hace pensar que noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
menor idea noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)
menor indicio noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Swedish

3 entries

aning noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
hum noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
vink noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)

Ukrainian

4 entries

гадка noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
здогад noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
приблизна ідея noun (slight hint, implication, or suggestion given)
підозра noun (imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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Tom thinks Mary doesn't have an inkling of what's going on.

Source: tatoeba (1092813)

Tom never had an inkling that Mary and John were dating each other.

Source: tatoeba (1093190)

Tom had no inkling as to why his boss wanted to see him.

Source: tatoeba (3350778)

Tom only had a faint inkling of what Mary was talking about.

Source: tatoeba (3750696)

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