hunkering

Definitions of hunkering
  1. noun
    an intense desire for some particular thing
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    types:
    eetlust, orexie
    a feeling of craving something
    snoepzucht
    a strong appetite for sweet food
    type of:
    verlangen
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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