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== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪŋkl̩/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), derived from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-West Germanic *inkō, from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”). ==== Verb ==== inkle (third-person singular simple present inkles, present participle inkling, simple past and past participle inkled) (transitive, rare) To hint at; disclose. (transitive, rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:allude ===== Related terms ===== inkling === Etymology 2 === Apparently from earlier *ingle, perhaps from an incorrect division of lingle, lingel. ==== Alternative forms ==== incle ==== Noun ==== inkle (countable and uncountable, plural inkles) Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces === Anagrams === Elkin, Klein, Klien, Kline, k-line, kline, lekin, liken