Hankering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a yearning for something or to do something

desire strongly or persistently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæŋkɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaŋkəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaŋkəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæŋkɚɹɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yen long hanker yearn

Parts of Speech

noun	a yearning for something or to do something
verb	desire strongly or persistently

Word Forms

hanker	verb	desire strongly or persistently
yen	verb	have a desire for something or someone who is not present
hankering	noun	a yearning for something or to do something
longer	noun	a person with a strong desire for something
longing	noun	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
yearner	noun	a person with a strong desire for something
yearning	noun	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verlangen

eine Sehnsucht nach etwas oder etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

envie

un désir de quelque chose ou de faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

anhelo

un anhelo de algo o de hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

brama

il desiderio di qualcosa o di fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

hunkerend

een verlangen naar iets of om iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

anseio

um anseio por algo ou fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

страстное желание

стремление к чему-то или сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कंठा

किसी चीज़ की या कुछ करने की लालसा

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্মাদনা

কিছু করার বা কিছু করার আকাঙ্ক্ষা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏங்குதல்

ஏதாவது அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்ய வேண்டும் என்ற ஏக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోరికతో

ఏదో కోసం లేదా ఏదైనా చేయాలనే తపన

🇮🇳Marathi

आकांक्षा

काहीतरी करण्याची किंवा काहीतरी करण्याची तळमळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સુકતા

કંઈક માટે અથવા કંઈક કરવાની ઝંખના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾತೊರೆಯುವ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊതിയോടെ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ ഉള്ള ആഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਕਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لالچ

کچھ کرنے یا کچھ کرنے کی تڑپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渴望

对某事或做某事的渴望

🇯🇵Japanese

切望する

何かまたは何かをすることへの憧れ

🇰🇷Korean

열망

무언가에 대한 갈망이나 무언가를 하고 싶은 마음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khao khát

khao khát một cái gì đó hoặc làm một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความทะเยอทะยาน

ความปรารถนาในบางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือทำอะไรบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keinginan besar

kerinduan akan sesuatu atau melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagnanasa

isang pagnanais para sa isang bagay o gumawa ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

teringin

kerinduan untuk sesuatu atau melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لهفة

الرغبة في شيء ما أو القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اشتیاق

اشتیاق برای چیزی یا انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

hasret

bir şeye veya bir şey yapmaya duyulan özlem

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַעגוּעִים

כמיהה למשהו או לעשות משהו

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The primary meaning of 'hankering' is 'a yearning for something or to do something'.

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Using 'hankering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hankering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hankering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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