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hankering

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han⋅ker⋅ing

  [hang-ker-ing]
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–noun
a longing; craving.
Origin:
1655–65; hanker + -ing 1

Related forms:
han⋅ker⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
desire, need, yearning, hunger, yen, thirst.

han⋅ker

  [hang-ker]
–verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive).
Origin:
1595–1605; < early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to hang

Related forms:
han⋅ker⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
See yearn.
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han·ker   (hāng'kər)   
intr.v.   han·kered, han·ker·ing, han·kers
To have a strong, often restless desire.

[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]
hank'er·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hanker 
1601, 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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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