hanker (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hanker*:
VERB	emotion	hanker, long, yearn	desire strongly or persistently

hanker > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'ngker
Rhymes	acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...

English > *hanker*: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	desire strongly or persistently.
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

HyperDic: hanker