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HANKERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yearning for something or to do something

Synonyms:

hankering; yen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("hankering" is a kind of...):

hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)

Derivation:

hanker (desire strongly or persistently)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb hanker

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