hunkeren — meaning in English Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead English meaning covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else. hanker verb To crave, want or desire. Senses hunkeren is used for these senses in English: covet (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously. hanker To crave, want or desire. Related Dutch words begeren verlangen smachten lonken lusten