Hankered

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of hanker.
    • Word Usage
    "Having always considered ourself an average man, we turned the pages hopefully, only to find a considerable amount of information we had never "hankered" for, and could not make use of, as, for instance, how to become the biggest "buyer" in the universe, or how a certain theatrical manager wants you to think he thinks he got on in the world"
    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
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pappy    case-bottle    epoch-making    avjar    fire escape   
     
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