hanker

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋkə(r)

Verb

hanker (third-person singular simple present hankers, present participle hankering, simple past and past participle hankered)

1. To crave, want or desire.

   If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.

   • 2012, The Economist, 13 Oct 2012, Butlers: Very good, sir

     [...] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.

Usage notes

• Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used.

Anagrams

• harken