- 1. v. i. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To linger in expectation or with desire. Source: opted
- 3. v. desire strongly or persistently Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. 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. Addison. He was hankering to join his friend. J. A. Symonds. 2. To linger in expectation or with desire. Thackeray. Source: webster
- 5. v:100 v. desire strongly or persistently Source: ecdict
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