hanker+for
31hunger after/for — DESIRE, crave; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for, be gagging for. → hunger …
32wish for — Syn: desire, want, hope for, covet, dream of, long for, yearn for, crave, hunger for, aspire to, set one s heart on, seek, fancy, hanker after; informal have a yen for …
33lust\ for — • lust for • hanker after v. phr. To physically yearn for; want something very strongly. Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time …
34thirst for — Syn: crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for, lust after, hanker after, wish for, long for …
35lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …
36spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
37lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …
38spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
39spoil\ for — v. phr. To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight. Compare: hanker after, lust for …
40long — vb Long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong and urgent desire for something. One longs when one wishes for something, and especially something remote or not readily attainable, with one s whole heart or with great… …
