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Another word for hanker

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hanker

v.

crave, desire, wish for; see want 1.

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Another word for hanker

verb

To have a strong longing for:

ache, covet, desire, long², pant, pine, want, wish, yearn. (Informal) hone². See desire

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Your partner may hanker after a classically romantic proposal and may be a little surprised or disappointed by a proposal that they feel is perhaps too unusual.
The death of an uncle, who had occupied the see of Cortona with great pomp, induced the young Guicciardini to hanker after an ecclesiastical career.
If you hanker for smoking your cigar among dark wood paneling and an air of mystery, Greater Trumps is for you.

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