English dictionary
hanker
/'h/&//N/k/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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desire strongly or persistently
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with <i>for</i> or <i>after</i>; as, to <i>hanker</i> after fruit; to <i>hanker</i> after the diversions of the town.
Source: webster1913