Hanker

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hanker \Han"ker\ (h[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Hankered} (-k[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hankering}.] [Prob.
     fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.]
     1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have
        a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to
        hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the


        town. --Addison.
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              He was hankering to join his friend.  --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
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     2. To linger in expectation or with desire. --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hanker
       v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: {long}, {yearn}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "hanker":
     ache, covet, crave, desire, fancy, hunger, hunger after,
     hunger for, itch for, long for, lust, lust after, lust for, pine,
     pine for, sigh, thirst, thirst after, thirst for, want, wish,
     yearn, yearn for, yen