Main Entry: in·kling

Pronunciation: \ˈiŋ-kliŋ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English yngkiling whisper, mention, probably from inclen to hint at; akin to Old English inca suspicion

Date: 1513

1 : a slight indication or suggestion : hint, clue <there was no path—no inkling even of a track — New Yorker>
2 : a slight knowledge or vague notion <had not the faintest inkling of what it was all about — H. W. Carter>