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
Sigh for and hanker for or after are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sigh for" instead a verb phrase "Hanker for or after".
Sigh for
Sigh for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Hanker for or after and sigh for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hanker for or after" instead a verb "Sigh for".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- desire and hanker for or after
- desire and sigh for
- fancy and hanker for or after
- fancy and sigh for
- hunger and hanker for or after
- hunger and sigh for
- long for and hanker for or after
- long for and sigh for
- want and hanker for or after
- want and sigh for
- covet and hanker for or after
- covet and sigh for
- crave and hanker for or after
- crave and sigh for
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