Hankering (Noun)
Meaning
A yearning for something or to do something.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She's been having a hankering for pizza all day, ever since she walked past the pizza parlor during her lunch break.
- He had a strong hankering to go back to the beach, to relive the happy memories he had made with his family years ago.
- As she scrolled through social media, she felt a hankering for travel and adventure, a desire to see more of the world.
- He had a persistent hankering to try his hand at playing the guitar, a hobby he had always been curious about.
- Her grandmother used to satisfy her childhood hankering for ice cream with homemade sundaes, topped with whipped cream and a cherry.