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How to pronounce hankering in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms yen
Type of hungriness, longing, yearning
Derivation hanker

Examples of hankering

hankering
It was then she realised she had a hankering to write and perform her own songs.
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He much rather preferred taking us out for barbeque when we all had a hankering.
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Both books encourage a hankering for some seared rib-eye or Wagyu steak tartare.
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When you're hankering for sweets, the last place you'd think of is a bar, right?
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But if I drank alcohol, the hankering was worse and I couldn't control the urge.
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His most quixotic venture is fueled by his apparent hankering to become monarch.
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Those hankering for something brand new won't be disappointed this season either.
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We want quality, but we've also been hankering to buy that Jack LaLanne juicer.
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It seems price is no object for those with a hankering for souped-up real estate.
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More examples
  • A yearning for something or to do something
  • A strong restless desire or longing