Hankering
['hæŋk(ə)rɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hanker
Typed by Damian
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Longing, craving, strong desire.
Checked by Angelique
Examples
- The Crown Prince is always in opposition to the crown or hankering after it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I liked it much better than that of my father, but still had a hankering for the sea. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Mike says he even likes to talk to him and run after him, but he has a _hankering_ that Moore should be made an example of. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They all want me dead, and are hankering for my money. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Benjamin still had a hankering for the sea, but he recognized in the printing-office and access to books other means of escape from the narrowness of the Boston of 1720. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I have already heard it hinted that he seems to have a queer hankering after Moore. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He's hankering about my house, is he still? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Miguel