inkling
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ noun C2- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
Plural inklings
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His wife had some inkling of his plans; but she had such a fear of her husband—a fear founded upon brutal ill-treatment—that she dare not write to warn the man whom she knew to be in danger.
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