HANKER

hanker, long, yearn

(verb) desire strongly or persistently

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

hanker (third-person singular simple present hankers, present participle hankering, simple past and past participle hankered)

To crave, want or desire.

Usage notes

• Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used.

Anagrams

• harken

Source: Wiktionary

Han"ker, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hankered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hankering.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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