D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Inkling

/ĭng'-klĭng/ · In·kling · IPA /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
01 n. A hint; an intimation.
  1. 1.
    A hint; an intimation.
    “The least inkling or glimpse of this island.” Bacon.
    “They had some inkling of secret messages.” Clarendon.