hanker in Russian
hanker in Russian is жаждать, хотеть — hanker means to have a strong wish for something.
hanker in Russian
жаждать
Pronounced: zhazhdat
To crave, want or desire.
хотеть
Pronounced: khotet
To crave, want or desire.
What does "hanker" mean?
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verb To have a strong wish for something.
"Very greatly, as a boy, used I to hanker to ride within those friendly-looking cabs and to look out through those shining spectacles along those straight clean boilers towards those familiar flared-out chimneys. Now it was to be."
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hanker in a sentence
- Very greatly, as a boy, used I to hanker to ride within those friendly-looking cabs and to look out through those shining spectacles along those straight clean boilers towards those familiar flared-out chimneys. Now it was to be.
- If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
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What is "hanker" in Russian?
"hanker" in Russian is жаждать, хотеть. hanker means: To have a strong wish for something.
How do you pronounce жаждать?
"hanker" in Russian is жаждать, pronounced "zhazhdat".
Are there other ways to say "hanker" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 2 translations listed for "hanker": жаждать, хотеть.
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