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