hankering

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han·ker

(hăng′kər)

intr.v. han·kered, han·ker·ing, han·kers

To have a strong, often restless desire.

[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

hank′er·er n.

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Noun

hankering - a yearning for something or to do something

yen

longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

hankering

noun desire, longing, wish, hope, urge, yen (informal), pining, hunger, ache, craving, yearning, itch, thirst Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?

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desiderio

hankering

[ˈhæŋkərɪŋ] N → añoranza f (for de) → anhelo m (for por) to have a hankering for sth → añorar or anhelar algo

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hankering

[ˈhæŋkərɪŋ] n (= desire) to have a hankering for sth → rêver de qch
to have a hankering to do sth → rêver de faire qch
He has always had a hankering to be a nurse → Il rêve depuis toujours d'être infirmier.

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hankering

n → Verlangen nt, → Sehnsucht f; to have a hankering for something → Verlangen or Sehnsucht nach etw haben; I’ve always had a hankering to be an actress → ich wollte schon immer Schauspielerin werden

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hankering

[ˈhæŋk/ərɪŋ] n to have a hankering for sth/to do sth → avere una voglia matta di qc/di fare qc

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Markham, extraordinary as it may be, is not without its advantages; for here you see the child is delivered at once from temptation; he has no secret curiosity, no hankering desire; he is as well acquainted with the tempting liquors as he ever wishes to be; and is thoroughly disgusted with them, without having suffered from their effects.'

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Well, I may as well confess, though I do feel ashamed when I think of it: I was beginning to have a base hankering to be its first presi- dent myself.

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"I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight," said the hunter, brandishing his rifle.

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Now John had sometimes experienced this hankering at maths.

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Don't you ever have a hankering to drop it all and go back?"

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"Tell me, senor bachelor," said Sancho at this point, "does the adventure with the Yanguesans come in, when our good Rocinante went hankering after dainties?"

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Y'aren't going away for ever, and if you leave her behind with a notion in her head o' your feeling about her the same as she feels about you, she'll be hankering after you, and the mischief may get worse.

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If the pursuit is not followed up they will, after a time, yield to their inquisitive hankering, and return to the place from whence they have been frightened.

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"'Twas so civilian-like," said poor Dinah, who hated her husband's hankering for his old life.

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So I never mentioned my hankerings to him, or any one any more.'

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