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HANKERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hankering mean? 

HANKERING (noun)
  The noun HANKERING has 1 sense:

1. a yearning for something or to do somethingplay

  Familiarity information: HANKERING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HANKERING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A yearning for something or to do something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

hankering; yen

Hypernyms ("hankering" is a kind of...):

hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)

Derivation:

hanker (desire strongly or persistently)


 Context examples 


Either way, you will be hankering for another jaunt as soon as next month or in May.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“I’m not hankering to be the man that lays hands on you while he’s around,” Pete announced conclusively, nodding his head toward Buck.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)



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