hanker

Definition of hanker

Verbs

desire strongly or persistently
Synonyms:
long, yearn
Types:
ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
die
languish as with love or desire
Type of:
desire, want
feel or have a desire for; want strongly

Vocabulary Lists for hanker

Khamza_Vocabulary_in_VT »(1449 words)
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  • speck
  • bound
  • repugnance

Robert Newton Peck's A Day No Pigs Would Die »(44 words)
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William James »(31 words)
  • corpus
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WordMasters: Grade 4 Blue Division Mar-Apr '09 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1790/
  • plank
  • lash
  • catty
  • hodgepodge
  • tarnish

Words that contain hanker

hankering
 scrimshanker