Hanker

/ˈhæŋkə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "hanker" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Verb(4 words)
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (11)

Noun(1 words)
desiredreamenvyfancyhungerhunger afterhunger foritchitch for
Verb(1 words)

Related words (18)

long forlustlust afterlust forneedpinepine forsighthirstthirst afterthirst forwantwishyearnyearn foryen
Verb(2 words)

Related word relations

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Collocations

6 entries
deep cravingintense wishnostalgic longingpersistent longingstrong desireunfulfilled desire

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I never hanker for a cheeseburger.

Source: tatoeba (8944209)

After I eat my shrimp and grits, I hanker after apple pie and sweet tea.

Source: tatoeba (8977291)

I began to hanker after eating an authentic pretzel.

Source: tatoeba (10310728)

If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.

Source: wiktionary

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