hankering 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hankeringnext
as in craving
a strong wish for something I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon

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hankering

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adjective

as in longing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankering
  1. craving
  2. urge
  3. ambitious
  4. desire
  5. covetous
  6. longing
  7. obsessed
  8. thirst
Noun
  • Shop this meat delivery service for all your holiday cravings.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of craving
Noun
  • Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.
    Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of urge
Adjective
  • Directed by great and underrated Johnnie To, this part rom-com, part rom-drama explores a love triangle between Zixin (Gao Yuanyuan), an ambitious office worker, Qihong (Daniel Wu), a heartbroken architect, and Shenran (Louis Koo), a charming financial executive.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • President Joe Biden took an ambitious stance on reducing the nation's contributions to climate change, sending billions of dollars to states for the clean energy transition through his signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.
    JR Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of ambitious
Noun
  • These collections tap into a growing desire for togetherness, offering families a way to unite their aesthetics for Christmas morning.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • November 21, 2024 The holiday season is here—along, of course, with the desire to buy everything your heart desires.
    Vogue Club, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of desire
Adjective
  • Though covetous of certain products, trends surrounding brands are often a flash in the pan, according to Casey Lewis, Gen Z consumer analyst and author of the viral After School newsletter.
    BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • All regard Cuba with the covetous memories of former lovers—longing mingled with knowledge of the island’s practical side, its transactionalism.
    Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Definition of covetous
Noun
  • When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of longing
Adjective
  • Ava is obviously very obsessed with true crime, and Tory has sort of turned a blind eye to it.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Would someone so dangerous be so obsessed with their dead mother?
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsessed
Noun
  • Fans seemingly gave up on asking for the J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar collaborative project that had been rumored for years, but the Dreamville leader might have reignited that thirst.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But more than just his talents with a brush, the film’s Greek chorus of experts from artistic and theological corners of the world reinforce the belief that da Vinci was also one of mankind’s greatest thinkers with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.
    Hunter Ingram for Variety, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of thirst
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“Hankering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankering. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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