intr.v., -kered, -ker·ing, -kers.

To have a strong, often restless desire.

[Perhaps from Dutch dialectal hankeren.]

hankerer hank'er·er n.

verb

To have a strong longing for: ache, covet, desire, long², pant, pine, want, wish, yearn. Informal hone². See desire.

v

Definition: desire
Antonyms: be averse

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: desire strongly or persistently
  Synonyms: long, yearn

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - længes, hige, plages af længsel

idioms:

• hanker after    attrå, længes efter

Nederlands (Dutch)
hunkeren

Français (French)
v. intr. - rêver de qch, regretter qch

idioms:

• hanker after    rêver de, regretter qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich sehnen, verlangen

idioms:

• hanker after    Verlangen haben nach, sich sehnen nach

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ποθώ, λαχταρώ, διψώ για

idioms:

• hanker after    νιώθω λαχτάρα για

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• hanker after    desiderare ardentemente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desejar

idioms:

• hanker after    anelar

Русский (Russian)
стремление, жаждать, очень хотеть, слоняться без дела

idioms:

• hanker after    тосковать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - suspirar por, añorar

idioms:

• hanker after    suspirar por, añorar, anhelar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - längta efter

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
渴望, 追求

idioms:

• hanker after    追求, 企求

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 渴望, 追求

idioms:

• hanker after    追求, 企求

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 동경하다, 갈망하다

idioms:

• hanker after    열망하다, 갈망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - あこがれる, 渇望する, 切望する

idioms:

• hanker after    渇望する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتوق توقا شديدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חמד, השתוקק ל-‬

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