hanker
verb/ˈhæŋkə(r)/
/ˈhæŋkər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hanker | /ˈhæŋkə(r)/ /ˈhæŋkər/ |
| he / she / it hankers | /ˈhæŋkəz/ /ˈhæŋkərz/ |
| past simple hankered | /ˈhæŋkəd/ /ˈhæŋkərd/ |
| past participle hankered | /ˈhæŋkəd/ /ˈhæŋkərd/ |
| -ing form hankering | /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/ |
- to have a strong desire for something
- hanker after/for something He had hankered after fame all his life.
- She still hankered for her homeland.
- hanker to do something She hankered to go back to Australia.
Extra Examples- She's always hankering after excitement.
- She still hankered after her dancing days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- secretly
- always
- still
- …
- after
- for
Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably related to hang; compare with Dutch hunkeren.Want to learn more?
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