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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024han•ker /ˈhæŋkɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to have a restless longing or desire for: [~ + after + object]hankering after friendship.[~ + for + object]The nation hankered for peace.[~ + to + verb]They hankered to have a place in the country.
han•ker•ing, n. [countable]a hankering for sweets. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024han•ker (hang′kər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive).
- early Dutch dialect, dialectal hankeren (cognate with Dutch hunkeren), frequentative of hangen to hang
- 1595–1605
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