hankering
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
:
deseo
- "I had a hankering for turnip greens," Kim explains, when they are all stretching in the parking lot.
They're just ideas I have that I have a hankering to make this thing and and I do them.
- They're just ideas I have that I have a hankering to make this thing and and I do them.
Examples
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But still, I know people are hankering for VR right now.
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As the nights close in and winter takes hold, I get a hankering to burrow into my duvet, curl up, and hibernate until spring.
Academic text (2007) -
For whatever reason, I had a hankering to make a return visit.
Blog text (20) -
Actually, I have this crazy hankering for sardines right now.
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I've got a hankering for pie tonight.
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I loved all of those, and once in a while, I get a hankering for a liverwurst sandwich.
Blog text (1) -
Harry has a sudden hankering for pecan pie.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ever since, I've had a hankering to be a grower.
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However, the repeated use of the term "maker's mark" has given me an odd hankering for Antiques Roadshow reruns and bourbon whiskey.
Blog text (5) -
I have a strong hankering for chocolate cake after dinner.
Synonyms
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
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4.2
A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
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4.2
A strong desire to do or have something
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1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
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5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
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7.5
A strong desire for something
A strong desire to have or do something
A strong wish to have or try something
A strong wish to have or achieve something
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Etymology
Hankering comes from the older verb hanker, which means 'to long for'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the feeling like hunger — a strong, lasting want for something. So a hankering is a strong desire or longing for something.