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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope