verb
hanker
Hanker (verb) means to crave, want or desire.
verb
1
To crave, want or desire.
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Etymology
With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hankōną, an iterative to *hanhaną (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative.
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"hanker" (verb) means to crave, want or desire.