hanker+for

  • 21hanker after — Covet, long for, desire ardently, have a strong desire for, lust after …

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  • 22hanker — v.intr. (foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) long for; crave. Derivatives: hankerer n. hankering n. Etymology: obs. hank, prob. rel. to HANG …

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  • 23hanker — intransitive verb (hankered; hankering) Etymology: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren Date: 1627 to have a strong or persistent desire ; yearn often used with for or after Synonyms: see long • hankerer noun …

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  • 24hanker — hankerer, n. /hang keuhr/, v.i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive). [1595 1605; < early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to HANG] Syn. See yearn. * * * …

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  • 25hanker — han·ker || hæŋkÉ™(r) v. desire, crave, long for …

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  • 26hanker — han•ker [[t]ˈhæŋ kər[/t]] v. i. to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive) • Etymology: 1595–1605; &LT; early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to hang han′ker•er, n. syn: See yearn …

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  • 27Time for Timer — was the collective title for a short series of public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC television network starting in the early 1970s. The animated spots featured Timer, a tiny (often ranging on microscopic) cartoon …

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  • 28long for — Crave, hanker for, hanker after, lust after, pine for, have a longing for, yearn for, aspire after, desire earnestly …

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  • 29lust for/after something — she lusted after adventure Syn: crave, desire, want, long for, yearn for, dream of, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, ache for …

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  • 30hunger after/for — Syn: desire, crave, long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; informal itch for, be dying for, be gagging for …

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