hankering

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hankering

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hanker "[…] You don't mean," Mr. Osborne continued, gathering wrath and astonishment as the thought now first came upon him; "you don't mean that he's such a d—— fool as to be still hankering after that swindling old bankrupt's daughter? […]"

noun hankerings

often, followed by for or after A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination. I found that he had dipped a little in chimerical studies and had a hankering after astrology and alchymy.
Similar: craving

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noun strong desire

Português	afã
Italiano	desiderio, esigenza
Русский	стра́стное жела́ние strástnoje želánije, тя́га tjága

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@misc{hankering_2026,
  title = {hankering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hankering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}