hanker
verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
will be hankering
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future progressiveof hanker.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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And if they didn’t, youth’s a foolish time at best; and the carnal man will be hankering after amusement, sir—amusement.’
From Yeast: a Problem by Charles Kingsley
