get wind of
Hear about somehow
To get wind of something is to hear about it, especially information not meant to be public: If the press gets wind of this, we're finished.
The image is of an animal catching a scent on the breeze—detecting something distant or hidden.
She got wind of the layoffs before the official announcement.
Find something unknown
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
- find outObtain information through inquiry
- detectNotice or discover
realize · notice · ascertain · catch on · stumble upon · come across · pick up · glean
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
- buzzContinuous low drone
whisper · word · talk · tittle-tattle · rumor mill · leak · tip-off · inside information
Unproven inner sense
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
sense · foreboding · instinct · sixth sense · feeling · notion · presentiment · intimation
discover
Find something unknown
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
- find outObtain information through inquiry
detect · realize · notice · ascertain · catch on · stumble upon · come across · pick up · glean · gather
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
buzz · whisper · word · talk · tittle-tattle · rumor mill · leak · tip-off · inside information · loose lips
hunch
Unproven inner sense
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
gut feeling · sense · foreboding · instinct · sixth sense · feeling · notion · presentiment · intimation · vibe
hint
Indirect suggestion
- signMark conveying information
- indicationSign of what's coming
- signalMessage-conveying cue
cue · lead · pointer · evidence · trace · whiff · suggestion · tip · clue · telltale
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- catch oncatch on, figure out, realize, understand, cotton on