HANKERS

Verb

hankers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hanker

Anagrams

• harkens, shanker

Source: Wiktionary


HANKER

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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