Meaning of HANKER
| Pronunciation: | | 'hangkur
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| | Definition: | | [v] desire strongly or persistently |
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| | Synonyms: | | long, yearn |
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| | See Also: | | desire, want | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Han"ker\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hankered}; 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.
He was hankering to join his friend. --J. A.
Symonds.
2. To linger in expectation or with desire. --Thackeray.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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