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- [hang-ker-ing]
- /ˈhæŋ kər ɪŋ/
- /ˈhæŋ.kər.ɪŋ/
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- [hang-ker-ing]
- /ˈhæŋ kər ɪŋ/
Definitions of hankering word
- noun hankering a longing; craving. 1
- verb without object hankering to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive). 1
- noun hankering A strong desire to have or do something. 1
- noun hankering longing, yearning 1
- countable noun hankering A hankering for something is a desire or longing for it. 0
- noun hankering a craving; yearning 0
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Origin of hankering
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; hanker + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Hankering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hankering popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hankering
noun hankering
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
adjective hankering
- wishful — having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- insatiate — insatiable: insatiate greed.
- droughty — dry.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
Antonyms for hankering
noun hankering
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
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