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- Dictionaryhankering/ˈhaŋk(ə)rɪŋ/
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- 1. a strong desire to have or do something: "a hankering for family life"
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noun [ C ] uk / ˈhæŋ.k ə r.ɪŋ / us / ˈhæŋ.kɚ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. a strong wish: have a hankering for Don't you ever have a hankering for a different lifestyle? Synonym. yen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. compulsion. desperation. entitled. hunger. impulse buying. itchy.
Hankering definition: a longing; craving.. See examples of HANKERING used in a sentence.
: to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn often used with for or after. hankerer. ˈhaŋ-kər-ər. noun. Synonyms. ache (for) covet. crave. desiderate. desire. die (for) hunger (for) itch (for) jones (for) [ slang] long (for) lust (for or after) pant (after) pine (for) repine (for) salivate (for)
noun [ C ] us / ˈhæŋ.kɚ.ɪŋ / uk / ˈhæŋ.k ə r.ɪŋ / Add to word list. a strong wish: have a hankering for Don't you ever have a hankering for a different lifestyle? Synonym. yen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. compulsion. desperation. entitled. hunger. impulse buying. itchy.
A hankering for something is a desire or longing for it..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of hankering noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to have a strong desire for something: I’ve been hankering for a hot dog. [ + to infinitive ] I always hankered to go to Nashville. hankering. noun [ C ] us / ˈhæŋ·kər·ɪŋ / She’s got a hankering to write plays. (Definition of hanker from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hanker. hanker.
A hankering is a strong desire for something. If you have a hankering for pizza, you really want some pizza. This is a folksy, informal word that means about the same thing as yearning .
A complete guide to the word "HANKERING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive). hanker. / ˈhæŋkə / verb. foll byfor, after, or an infinitive to have a yearning (for something or to do something) Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈhankering, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. han ker·er noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
