hanker
verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
hankers
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present tense formof hanker (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She also hankers after her mother's "unmatched" egg and potato sandwiches.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Restaurants can run with seating limitations, but few are — nobody hankers for sit-down, Iowa Chops until they know the real score.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2020
For the designer Sandy Liang, who recently sponsored a pop-up shop on her island, it is a consumer who hankers for playfulness in a fashion world that often takes itself too seriously.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2020
But whereas Johnson craves fame, Stewart hankers for something more like the abyss.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2019
If a man hankers for visions, he should do it in public, where it does us some good. second priest: It doesn’t look right, beloved friend, wandering around in the middle of the night.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
