hanker

[ hang-ker ]
/ ˈhæŋ kər /

verb (used without object)

to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).

Origin of hanker

1595–1605; < early Dutch dialect hankeren (cognate with Dutch hunkeren), frequentative of hangen to hang

SYNONYMS FOR hanker

See yearn.

OTHER WORDS FROM hanker

han·ker·er, noun

Words nearby hanker

hangzhou bay, hania, hanifah, haniwa, hank, hanker, hankering, hankou, hankow, hanks, hanky

Words related to hankered

yearn, crave, itch, yen, wish, covet, hunger, pine, lust, long, want, sigh, ache, thirst

Example sentences from the Web for hankered

British Dictionary definitions for hankered

hanker
/ (ˈhæŋkə) /

verb

(foll by for, after, or an infinitive) to have a yearning (for something or to do something)

Derived forms of hanker

hankering, noun

Word Origin for hanker

C17: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren