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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.

Synonyms

  • Yen

Hypernyms

  • Hungriness
  • Yearning

Related Words

  • Hanker (verb)
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