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han·ker
/
ˈhæŋ
kər
/
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[
hang
-ker
]
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verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by
after, for,
or an infinitive).
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
early Dutch dialect
hankeren
(cognate with
Dutch
hunkeren
), frequentative of
hangen
to
hang
Related forms
han·ker·er,
noun
Synonyms
See
yearn
.
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hanker
(ˈhæŋkə)
—
vb
(foll by
for, after,
or an infinitive
)
to have a yearning (for something or to do something)
[C17: probably from Dutch dialect
hankeren
]
'hankering
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hanker
c.1600, probably from Flem. hankeren, related to Du. hunkeren "to hanker," perhaps intens. of M.Du. hangen "to hang." The notion is of "lingering about" with longing or craving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
For those who
hanker
after extraterrestrial life that is a pity.
Sometimes the bread would come up in fair shape, and then not so anyone would
hanker
or it.
At the same time as the useful life of consumer goods becomes shorter, consumers
hanker
after goods that endure.
Some manufacturers promise to strengthen them as if they secretly
hanker
to lift weights.
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