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hankering (for or after)

verb , present participle of hanker (for or after)

Synonyms and Antonyms of hankering (for or after)

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

hankering for some company in his lonely mountain cabin

hanker after a life of leisure

Synonyms of hankering (for or after)

aching (for), coveting, craving, desiderating, desiring, dying (for), hungering (for), itching (for), jonesing (for) [slang], longing (for), lusting (for or after), panting (after), pining (for), repining (for), salivating (for), sighing (for), thirsting (for), wanting, wishing (for), yearning (for), yenning (for)

Words Related to hankering (for or after)

adoring, delighting (in), digging, enjoying, fancying, grooving (on), liking, loving, relishing, reveling (in) (or revelling (in))

favoring, preferring

admiring, appreciating, cherishing, prizing, treasuring, valuing

Phrases Synonymous with hankering (for or after)

setting one's heart on

Near Antonyms of hankering (for or after)

abhorring, abominating, despising, detesting, execrating, hating, loathing

declining, refusing, rejecting, spurning

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