英语词汇“hankering”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hankerhanker /ˈhæŋkɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal

ETYMOLOGYhanker

Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from Flemish hankeren, from hangen to hang

VERB TABLE

hanker

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hanker
	he, she, it	hankers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hankered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hankered
	he, she, it	has hankered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hankered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hanker
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hankered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hankering
	he, she, it	is hankering
	you, we, they	are hankering
Past	I, he, she, it	was hankering
	you, we, they	were hankering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hankering
	he, she, it	has been hankering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hankering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hankering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hankering

to have a strong desire for something over a period of time: hanker for/after something Voters seem to be hankering for change.hanker to do something I’ve been hankering to visit my father’s birthplace for years.—hankering noun [singular]