Definition of hanker Hanker
/hæˈŋkɚ/ - [hangker] - hank•er
We found 6 definitions of hanker from 5 different sources.
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What does hanker mean?
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| hanker - desire strongly or persistently | ||
| long, yearn | ||
| desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" | ||
| pine, yen, ache, languish, yearn have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hanker (v. i.)
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. - hanker (v. i.)
To linger in expectation or with desire.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hanker
hangk′ėr, v.i. to long for with eagerness: to linger about (with after, for).—n. Hank′ering, a lingering craving for something. [A freq. of hang, in sense to hang on; cf. Dut. hunkeren.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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hanker
To hanker after any thing; to have a longing after or for it.
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🔤- hanker, verb, present, 1st person singular of hanker (infinitive).
- hanker, verb (infinitive).
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