hanker (redirected from hankerers)

han·ker  (hngkr)

intr.v. han·kered, han·ker·ing, han·kers

To have a strong, often restless desire.

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[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

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hanker·er n.

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hanker

Verb

(foll. by for, after)to have a great desire for [probably from Dutch dialect hankeren]

hankering n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hanker - desire strongly or persistently long, yearn pine, yen, yearn, ache, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

Translations

hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after (= miss) → echar de menos (= long for); añorar

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → avoir envie de

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → sich sehnen nach

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hanker [ˈhæŋkəʳ] vi to hanker after → bramare

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hanker

v hanker [ˈhӕŋkə]

(withafterorfor) to want (something) He was hankering after the bright lights of the city. hunker يتوق كثيرا إلى жадувам toužit (po) længes efter; drømme om sich sehnen λαχταρώ,αποζητώ anhelar, desear, ansiar igatsema با اشتياق منتظر بودن haikailla désirer ardemment (qqch.) לְהִשתוֹקֵק लालायित होना ceznuti vágyódik mendambakan þrá, girnast, langa bramare, desiderare ardentemente 渇望する 열망(熱望)하다 trokšti, ilgėtis, svajoti ilgoties; kārot teringin sangat hendak hunkeren, haken naar hige/lengte etter, drømme om wzdychać do ansiar por a tânji (după) жаждать, тосковать túžiť (po) hrepeneti žudeti längta (tråna) efter อยากได้เป็นอย่างมาก arzulamak 渴望,追求 прагнути آرزو کرنا ao ước 渴望,追求

have a hankering for

I have a hankering for a strawberry ice-cream. 'n hunkering hê na يَشْتاق جدا إلى изпитвам копнеж за mít velkou chuť na længsel Verlangen haben nach κάνω κέφι για κτ., λαχταρώ anhelo, ansia (millegi järele) himu olema آرزومند چيزي بودن tehdä mieli avoir envie de לְהִשתוֹקֵק लालसा होना ceznuti za necim, željeti nešto sóvárog menginginkan langa í, þrá, girnast avere voglia di 渇望する 갈망하다 trokšti, geisti kāroties mengidamkan hunkering, verlangen ha hang til, ha lyst på mieć chętkę na, pożądać apetecer a avea poftă (de) страстно желать mať veľkú chuť na želeti si žudeti känna längtan efter อยากได้ canı çok istemek 渴望 прагнути до чого خواہش ہونا thèm 渴望