Associations to the word «Hankering»

Wiktionary

HANKERING, verb. Present participle of hanker
HANKERING, noun. (often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.

Dictionary definition

HANKERING, noun. A yearning for something or to do something.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin