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单词 hankering
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
han•ker•ing  (hangkər ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a longing;
    craving.
  • hanker + -ing1 1655–65
hanker•ing•ly, adv. 
    desire, need, yearning, hunger, yen, thirst.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
han•ker /ˈhæŋkɚ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. 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 © 2024
han•ker  (hangkər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. 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
hanker•er, n. 
    See yearn. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hanker /ˈhæŋkə/ vb
  1. followed by for, after, or an infinitive: to have a yearning (for something or to do something)
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren

ˈhankering n
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