hankering

[ hang-ker-ing ]

/ ˈhæŋ kər ɪŋ /

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noun

a longing; craving.

OTHER WORDS FOR hankering

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

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Origin of hankering

First recorded in 1655–65; hanker + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hankering

han·ker·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby hankering

Hania, Hanifah, haniwa, hank, hanker, hankering, Hankou, Hankow, Hanks, hanky, hanky-panky

How to use hankering in a sentence

If you have a hankering for a hamburger, math may have some timesaving cooking tips for you.
Here’s the quickest way to grill burgers, according to math|Anil Oza|July 26, 2022|Science News
That leaves free-tier Google users with indefinitely mediocre search capabilities and a hankering for a savory snack.
Google Drive’s new feature is all that and a bag of Search Chips|Sandra Gutierrez G.|February 18, 2022|Popular-Science
If you have a hankering for a post-workout refreshment in Back Bay, hit up Jugos and Supremo—an all-natural juice and smoothie bar with a few small bites.
A Runner’s Guide to Visiting Boston|Molly Hanson|February 8, 2022|Outside Online
Isaacman, the 37-year-old billionaire founder of online payment processing provider Shift4 payments, is a private pilot who always had a hankering to go to space.
Meet the Inspiration4 Team, the World's First Non-Professional Astronaut Space Crew|Jeffrey Kluger|April 23, 2021|Time

Some would no doubt keep dancing as they waited for the L train, hankering for the next episode of Morning Gloryville.
The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend|Jessica Burdon|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, this is not the kind of shop that would appeal to the 50-something woman with a hankering for flash and sizzle.
Fashion of a Certain Age New Website Halsbrook.com Caters to Mature Shoppers|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Israelis and Palestinians don't vote in U.S. elections, whether they're hankering for peace or not.
What's This Jerusalem Flap All About?|Ali Gharib|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Why go patrolling with a nine-millimeter pistol if you are not angrily hankering to use it?
From the JetBlue Pilot to Robert Bales, Cultural Road Rage Is Everywhere|Lee Siegel|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Food Destination Hankering for some sun and sand right here in the States?
Fresh Picks|Chris Leahy|February 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He had seen men in that mood before, and he had no hankering for trouble which is vastly easier to start than it is to stop.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
There's the widow Babbage, down to Dock: she always had a hankering for you.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Anyhow Im not hankering to go pushin on with that redoubt bunch shootin holes in my back, which theyd surely do.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable
I have always had a hankering after this sort of life, and I find it was a true instinct of what would suit me.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Wagner still had a hankering after imposing spectacle and brilliant choral writing.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman