VERB | emotion | hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently |
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Sounds | hhae'ngker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | desire strongly or persistently. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They hanker to move | |
Synonyms | long, yearn | |
Narrower | ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish | Have a desire for something or someone who is not present |
Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
Spanish | anhelar, ansiar, consumirse, desear ardientemente, desear, doler | |
Catalan | consumir-se, doldre, enyorar, saber greu | |
Nouns | hankering | a yearning for something or to do something |
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