verb
definition
To crave, want or desire.
example
If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
Examples of hanker in a Sentence
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.
He adds, "to hanker after a court is below either you or me."
It should cater for all arcade addicts who still hanker for new versions of original arcade games.
Having taken my Eventide to the West country and to Holland, I would always hanker for a few extra feet!
Kitty 26 February 2006 a new job maybe just the ticket, away from the slots you may not hanker for them.
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.