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Definition of hankering : of Hanker

Synonyms:

jones, ache, propensity, lust, urge, drive, appetency, passion, hunger, appetite, proclivity, concupiscence, inclination, aspiration, thirstiness, wish, yen, desire, thirst, letch, itch

fancying, welcoming, coveting, hoping, hungering, desiring, wishing, expecting, wanting, needing, pining, craving

expectant, hungry, longing, ardent, greedy, yearning, needful, covetous, amorous, itching, urgent, desirous, fond, acquisitive, eager, passionate, lusting, thirsting, hopeful, grasping

Usage examples:

• I can't believe he was that spooney boy that used to come hankering after me at church." - "Somehow Good", William de Morgan.
• " After all, I can understand this hankering of a man to die in his own country," he said. - "The Box with the Broken Seals", E. Phillips Oppenheim.
• I seem to see him walking up from the shop near the harbour at Lisbon towards the convent of Saints; walking gravely and firmly, with a dignified demeanour, with his best clothes on, and glad, for the moment, to be free of his sea acquaintances, and to be walking in the direction of that upper- class world after which he has a secret hankering in his heart. - "Christopher Columbus, Complete", Filson Young.