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to hanker
01
to have a strong, persistent desire for something
Transitive: to hanker for sth | to hanker after sth
Linking Verb: to hanker to do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
state verb
regular
present tense
hanker
3rd person singular
hankers
present participle
hankering
past simple
hankered
past participle
hankered
Examples
She hankers for the peaceful serenity of the countryside.
Lexical Tree
hankering
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