Hanker for or after
Hanker for or after verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Usage example: hanker after a life of leisure
Long for and hanker for or after are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long for" instead a verb phrase "Hanker for or after".
Long for
Long for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Hanker for or after and long for are semantically related. You can use "Hanker for or after" instead a verb "Long for".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- desire and hanker for or after
- desire and long for
- fancy and hanker for or after
- fancy and long for
- yearn and hanker for or after
- yearn and long for
- want and hanker for or after
- want and long for
- covet and hanker for or after
- covet and long for
- crave and hanker for or after
- crave and long for
- yearn for and hanker for or after
- yearn for and long for
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