hanker for

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Definition of hanker for in English English dictionary

hanker
To crave, want or desire

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

hanker
{v} to long for or after, to desire much
hanker
To linger in expectation or with desire
hanker
To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town
hanker
desire strongly or persistently
hanker
If you hanker after something, you want it very much. I hankered after a floor-length brown suede coat. hanker after/for to feel strongly that you want something
hanker
{f} desire, crave, long for
hanker for

    Hyphenation

    hank·er for

    Turkish pronunciation

    hängkır fôr

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhaɴɢkər ˈfôr/ /ˈhæŋkɜr ˈfɔːr/
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