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单词 hankering
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(hæŋkərɪŋ)
Word forms: plural hankerings
countable noun [NOUN to-infinitive]
A hankering for something is a desire or longing for it.
From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different. [+ for/after]
Synonyms: desire, longing, wish, hope More Synonyms of hankering

hankering in American English

(ˈhæŋkərɪŋ)
noun
a craving; yearning

Examples of 'hankering' in a sentence
hankering

Forgot birthdays, mealtimes, hair appointments, anniversaries, all in a miasma of other-worldly hankering.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Go clear out the dishwasher, if you're still hankering for something to do.
MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2002)
Poor Paitoo, his colonial hankering of better days destroyed at the door of the choo.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2002)
In fact, he was starting to feel the nervous hankering toying powerfully with his insides.
Chuck Logan VAPOR TRAIL (2002)
(noun) 
Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
Synonyms
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
longing
He felt a longing for the familiar.
wish
Clearly she had no wish for his company.
hope
Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit.
urge
He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
yen (informal)
Mike had a yen to try cycling.
pining
hunger
He has a hunger for success that seems bottomless.
ache
an overwhelming ache for support from others
craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
yearning
He spoke of his yearning for another child.
itch
an insatiable itch to switch from channel to channel
thirst
their ever-growing thirst for cash

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ache
an overwhelming ache for support from others
Synonyms
longing,
need,
hope,
wish,
desire,
urge,
yen (informal),
pining,
hunger,
craving,
yearning,
itch,
thirst,
hankering
in the sense of craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
Synonyms
longing,
hope,
desire,
urge,
yen (informal),
hunger,
appetite,
ache,
lust,
yearning,
thirst,
hankering,
the munchies (slang),
cacoethes
in the sense of hope
Definition
a feeling of desire for something, usually with confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment
Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit.
Synonyms
belief,
confidence,
expectation,
longing,
dream,
desire,
faith,
ambition,
assumption,
anticipation,
expectancy,
light at the end of the tunnel

Nearby words of
hankering

  • hangover
  • hank
  • hanker after
  • hankering
  • hanky-panky
  • haphazard
  • hapless

Related terms of
hankering

  • hanker after

Synonyms of 'hankering'

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