inklingn.

Brit.

/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/

Forms: (Middle English nyngkiling), 1500s ink(e)-, inck(e)-, ynk(e)-, inc-, ync-, ing-, 1500s–1600s inckling, 1500s– inkling.

Etymology: < inkle v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. Mentioning in an undertone; a faint or slight mention, report, or rumour; chiefly in phrase to hear an inkling (of something). Obsolete exc. dialect.In the first quot. it was the sound of his own name in a whispered communication that Alexander caught.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [noun]

speechc1000

wordOE

hearinga1300

opinion1340

talesa1375

famea1387

inklinga1400

slandera1400

noising1422

rumour?a1425

bruit1477

nickinga1500

commoninga1513

roarc1520

murmura1522

hearsay?1533

cry1569

scandal1596

vogue1626

discourse1677

sough1716

circulation1775

gossip1811

myth1849

breeze1879

sound1899

potin1922

dirt1926

rumble1929

skinny1938

labrish1942

lie and story1950

scam1964

he-say-she-say1972

factoid1973

ripple1977

goss1985

a1400–50 Alexander 2968 [Alexander] Herd a nyngkiling of his name, & naytis him to ryse, Buskis him vp at a braide, & fra þe burde rysys.

1533 T. More Apol. xxi, in Wks. 881/2 The tother had heard an incling whiche yet he belieued not, that this man was not much afore hande.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xxv He was thither come..before the confederates hearde any inkelyng of his marchyng forward.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 11 There was an ynkling, that it wold not be long er you came.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vi. xxv. 235 They had scarcely heard any inkling or rumour of hostilitie.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words An Inkling of a matter, a small rumour or report, as it were a tinckling, or little sound.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) viii. 230 They had not so much as heard the least inkling of those blessed tidings.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The word is derived by Skinner, from inklincken, to sound within. This sense is still retained in Scotland: as, I heard not an inkling. [So also in mod. Sc.]

a. A hint, a slight intimation, or suggestion; usually to give (one) an inkling (of something).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [noun]

feelc1485

inkling1529

intimation1531

insinuation1532

by-warning1542

byword1542

item1561

cue1565

air1567

vent1613

insusurration1614

hinta1616

injection1622

indication1626

infusion1641

side glance1693

ground bass1699

touch1706

side view1747

sidewipe1757

allusion1766

penumbra1770

breath1795

slyness1823

by-hint1853

light1854

shove1857

suggestion1863

sous-entendu1865

point1870

sidewiper1870

sniff1936

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 191/1 But I put case now y^t ye had an inkeling or els a playne warning, y^t some of them were hys enemies.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 38/1 Whyther hee..knewe that hee suche thynge purposed, or otherwyse had anye inkelynge thereof.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xxiii. 110 Geuyng an incklyng of his secound cummyng.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Thess. Argt. f. i Signifying vnto them as it were with priuie ynclynges, that there were some among them, whiche were not yet altogether pure.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vi. f. 113 To the entente no inglynge shoulde appeare of this newe counsaile, he caused it to be proclaimed that the armye should set forwardes the next daye.

c1571 E. Campion Two Bks. Hist. Ireland (1963) ii. x. 145 I have saide enoughe, especially to a learned governor, to whome an inclinge weare sufficient.

1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples i. 77 There were many papers..wherein there were inklings given.

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 287 I have received from this good Truth-teller this one inkling further.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 341 I have had some Inkling given me, that you might, if you pleased, augment that Estate.

1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiii. v. 482 If the least inkling of it ooze out, he shall have right to deny it.

†b. An intimation given by a wink or nod. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [noun] > a gesture > surreptitious

inkling1598

high sign1888

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cenno, a nod, a becke or signe or a glance or touch at any thing, an inkling.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Fare d'occhio, to winke vpon one, to giue a signe with the eyes, to giue an inkling.

a. A hint or slight intimation received; hence, a slight or vague knowledge or notion, however acquired; a suspicion; esp. in phrase to have, get an inkling (of something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > slight knowledge

inkling1546

inkleth1568

umbrage1669

notion1698

conception1796

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. viii. sig. Kiii He by gesse had got an ynklyng Of hir hoord.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. §4. 191 Our memorie is such, that if it conceiue but an inckling of any matter..our understanding followeth it.

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 96 Neuer had..so much as the least inckling of the Doctrine of Saluation.

1755 J. G. Cooper in World 6 Feb. 663 The government.. begins to entertain an idea, or, as the vulgar phrase it, to have an inkling of the matter.

1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 20 If he gets but an inkling, but the slightest suspicion, our project is marr'd.

1846 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 10 July (1884) III Not one of them had the least inkling of the kind of speech he was about to make.

1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 285 To transform a dim inkling of a truth into an intelligent, vital, conscious recognition of it.

†b. A suspicion of or against a person. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > instance of

suspicionc1384

suspect1541

scruple1600

umbrage1604

gain-givinga1616

inkling1620

surmise1719

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. i. 5 The Chaplain told him, the Rector had an Inckling against him.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 401 By this time they had some Inkling of the Lord Robert Dudley.

†c. ? A vague hope or notion of doing something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > a vague hope

inkling1804

1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 235 Antijacobinism had..still some gay hopes to gamble upon, still some inkling to turn up a king.

4. dialect. An inclination, slight desire. [apparently influenced by incline, or French enclin.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun]

willeOE

hearteOE

i-willc888

self-willeOE

intent?c1225

device1303

couragec1320

talentc1325

greec1330

voluntyc1330

fantasyc1374

likinga1375

disposingc1380

pleasancea1382

affectionc1390

wish1390

disposition1393

affecta1398

likea1400

lista1400

pleasingc1400

emplesance1424

pleasurec1425

well-willingc1443

notiona1450

mindc1450

fancy1465

empleseur1473

hest?a1513

plighta1535

inclination1541

cue1567

month's mind1580

disposedness1583

leaning1587

humour1595

wouldings1613

beneplacit1643

wouldingness1645

vergency1649

bene-placiture1662

good liking1690

draught1758

tida1774

inkling1787

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Inkling, a desire. N[orth].

1807 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 202 I feel inklings to address an ode to the people of Liverpool.

1819 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) III. 436 I have still an inkling for the west.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Inckling, Inkling, a desire.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Inkling, a desire. ‘I've an inkling to gang to t' fair tomorn’.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Inklin', a wish or desire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inkling
释义	inklingn. Brit. /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ Forms: (Middle English nyngkiling), 1500s ink(e)-, inck(e)-, ynk(e)-, inc-, ync-, ing-, 1500s–1600s inckling, 1500s– inkling. Etymology: < inkle v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. Mentioning in an undertone; a faint or slight mention, report, or rumour; chiefly in phrase to hear an inkling (of something). Obsolete exc. dialect.In the first quot. it was the sound of his own name in a whispered communication that Alexander caught. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] speechc1000 wordOE hearinga1300 opinion1340 talesa1375 famea1387 inklinga1400 slandera1400 noising1422 rumour?a1425 bruit1477 nickinga1500 commoninga1513 roarc1520 murmura1522 hearsay?1533 cry1569 scandal1596 vogue1626 discourse1677 sough1716 circulation1775 gossip1811 myth1849 breeze1879 sound1899 potin1922 dirt1926 rumble1929 skinny1938 labrish1942 lie and story1950 scam1964 he-say-she-say1972 factoid1973 ripple1977 goss1985 a1400–50 Alexander 2968 [Alexander] Herd a nyngkiling of his name, & naytis him to ryse, Buskis him vp at a braide, & fra þe burde rysys. 1533 T. More Apol. xxi, in Wks. 881/2 The tother had heard an incling whiche yet he belieued not, that this man was not much afore hande. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xxv He was thither come..before the confederates hearde any inkelyng of his marchyng forward. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 11 There was an ynkling, that it wold not be long er you came. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vi. xxv. 235 They had scarcely heard any inkling or rumour of hostilitie. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words An Inkling of a matter, a small rumour or report, as it were a tinckling, or little sound. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) viii. 230 They had not so much as heard the least inkling of those blessed tidings. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The word is derived by Skinner, from inklincken, to sound within. This sense is still retained in Scotland: as, I heard not an inkling. [So also in mod. Sc.] 2. a. A hint, a slight intimation, or suggestion; usually to give (one) an inkling (of something). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [noun] feelc1485 inkling1529 intimation1531 insinuation1532 by-warning1542 byword1542 item1561 cue1565 air1567 vent1613 insusurration1614 hinta1616 injection1622 indication1626 infusion1641 side glance1693 ground bass1699 touch1706 side view1747 sidewipe1757 allusion1766 penumbra1770 breath1795 slyness1823 by-hint1853 light1854 shove1857 suggestion1863 sous-entendu1865 point1870 sidewiper1870 sniff1936 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 191/1 But I put case now y^t ye had an inkeling or els a playne warning, y^t some of them were hys enemies. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 38/1 Whyther hee..knewe that hee suche thynge purposed, or otherwyse had anye inkelynge thereof. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xxiii. 110 Geuyng an incklyng of his secound cummyng. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Thess. Argt. f. i Signifying vnto them as it were with priuie ynclynges, that there were some among them, whiche were not yet altogether pure. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vi. f. 113 To the entente no inglynge shoulde appeare of this newe counsaile, he caused it to be proclaimed that the armye should set forwardes the next daye. c1571 E. Campion Two Bks. Hist. Ireland (1963) ii. x. 145 I have saide enoughe, especially to a learned governor, to whome an inclinge weare sufficient. 1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples i. 77 There were many papers..wherein there were inklings given. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 287 I have received from this good Truth-teller this one inkling further. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 341 I have had some Inkling given me, that you might, if you pleased, augment that Estate. 1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiii. v. 482 If the least inkling of it ooze out, he shall have right to deny it. †b. An intimation given by a wink or nod. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [noun] > a gesture > surreptitious inkling1598 high sign1888 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cenno, a nod, a becke or signe or a glance or touch at any thing, an inkling. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Fare d'occhio, to winke vpon one, to giue a signe with the eyes, to giue an inkling. 3. a. A hint or slight intimation received; hence, a slight or vague knowledge or notion, however acquired; a suspicion; esp. in phrase to have, get an inkling (of something). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > slight knowledge inkling1546 inkleth1568 umbrage1669 notion1698 conception1796 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. viii. sig. Kiii He by gesse had got an ynklyng Of hir hoord. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. §4. 191 Our memorie is such, that if it conceiue but an inckling of any matter..our understanding followeth it. 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 96 Neuer had..so much as the least inckling of the Doctrine of Saluation. 1755 J. G. Cooper in World 6 Feb. 663 The government.. begins to entertain an idea, or, as the vulgar phrase it, to have an inkling of the matter. 1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 20 If he gets but an inkling, but the slightest suspicion, our project is marr'd. 1846 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 10 July (1884) III Not one of them had the least inkling of the kind of speech he was about to make. 1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 285 To transform a dim inkling of a truth into an intelligent, vital, conscious recognition of it. †b. A suspicion of or against a person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > instance of suspicionc1384 suspect1541 scruple1600 umbrage1604 gain-givinga1616 inkling1620 surmise1719 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. i. 5 The Chaplain told him, the Rector had an Inckling against him. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 401 By this time they had some Inkling of the Lord Robert Dudley. †c. ? A vague hope or notion of doing something. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > a vague hope inkling1804 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 235 Antijacobinism had..still some gay hopes to gamble upon, still some inkling to turn up a king. 4. dialect. An inclination, slight desire. [apparently influenced by incline, or French enclin.] ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] willeOE hearteOE i-willc888 self-willeOE intent?c1225 device1303 couragec1320 talentc1325 greec1330 voluntyc1330 fantasyc1374 likinga1375 disposingc1380 pleasancea1382 affectionc1390 wish1390 disposition1393 affecta1398 likea1400 lista1400 pleasingc1400 emplesance1424 pleasurec1425 well-willingc1443 notiona1450 mindc1450 fancy1465 empleseur1473 hest?a1513 plighta1535 inclination1541 cue1567 month's mind1580 disposedness1583 leaning1587 humour1595 wouldings1613 beneplacit1643 wouldingness1645 vergency1649 bene-placiture1662 good liking1690 draught1758 tida1774 inkling1787 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Inkling, a desire. N[orth]. 1807 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 202 I feel inklings to address an ode to the people of Liverpool. 1819 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) III. 436 I have still an inkling for the west. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Inckling, Inkling, a desire. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Inkling, a desire. ‘I've an inkling to gang to t' fair tomorn’. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Inklin', a wish or desire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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