hanker+for

  • 131hunger — [[t]hʌ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] hungers, hungering, hungered 1) N UNCOUNT Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. Hunger is the body s signal that levels of blood sugar are too low... Seized by morning… …

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  • 132set one's heart on — I think she s set her heart on the orange kitten Syn: want desperately, wish for, desire, long for, yearn for, hanker after, ache for, hunger for, thirst for, burn for; informal be itching for, be dying for …

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