Meaning

3 senses
  1. Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

    Ahnung

    дога́дкаdogádka, намёкnamjók, подозре́ниеpodozrénije

    здогадzdohad, гадкаhadka, уявленняujavlennja

    a slight suggestion or vague understanding

  2. Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.

    Schimmer

    підозраpidozra

  3. (UK, dialectal)A desire, an inclination.

Examples

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

    deTom glaubt, Mary würde nichts davon ahnen, was los ist.

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

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

    deTom hatte nicht die leiseste Ahnung, warum sein Chef ihn sehen wollte.

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

    ruТом никогда не подозревал, что Мэри и Джон встречались друг с другом.

    deTom ahnte zu keinem Zeitpunkt, dass Mary und John zusammen waren.

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  5. She didn't have the slightest inkling.

    deSie hatte nicht den Hauch einer Ahnung.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
slight hint, implication, or suggestion given:
imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion:
Русский
By meaning 1
slight hint, implication, or suggestion given:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
slight hint, implication, or suggestion given:
imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something — see also suspicion:

Origin

From Middle English ningkiling, nyngkiling (“hint, slight indication; mention, whisper”),

From Middle English ningkiling, nyngkiling (“hint, slight indication; mention, whisper”), and then either:

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Forms

plural: inklings
Singularinkling
Pluralinklings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inkling — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto