Inkling

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  • noun. A slight hint or indication.
  • noun. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hint; an intimation; a slight or imperfect idea or notion.
  • noun. Inclination; desire.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A hint; an intimation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A slight suspicion or hint.
  • noun. Inclination, desire.
  • verb. Present participle of inkle.
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  • noun. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
    • Word Usage
    "It's hard to know where to start when your best inkling is to read some papers and try to find time with the overbooked senior graduate student."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    suggestion  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sprinkling  tinkling  twinkling  wrinkling  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foreboding  glimmer  intimation  presentiment  rumour  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bare suggestion  broad hint  clue  cue  dash  
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