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Han·ker v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hankered p. pr. & vb. n. Hankering.]
1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town.
He was hankering to join his friend. --J. A. Symonds.
2. To linger in expectation or with desire.
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hanker
v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: long, yearn]