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Hanker

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To have a strong, often restless desire.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To crave, want or desire.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after

verb-intransitive. To linger in expectation or with desire.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To long or yearn keenly and with uneasiness; have an uneasy craving: usually followed by after or for.

To linger with expectation; hang about.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. desire strongly or persistently

Word Usage

"Gentle reader, if you have never been in battle or captured by robbers, you needn't "hanker" for the experience, but take it as you would your clothing, "second hand.""

Verb Form

hankered hankering hankers

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

desire want

Hyponym

ache yen pine yearn languish

Form

hankered hankering

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

desire

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

anchor anker banker canker danker rancor ranker shanker tanker

Same Context

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