Hankering and Long

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Hankering

Hankering noun - A strong wish for something.
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Long is a synonym for hankering. In some cases you can use "Long" instead a verb "Hankering".
Nearby Words: hanker, hankered

Long

Long verb - Desire strongly or persistently.
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Hankering is a synonym for long. Sometimes you can replace term "Hankering" with "Long", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Word: longed

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  • All Women Are Lustful Mark Twain in Letters From the Earth certainly espouses this view, likening women to a candlestick hankering for a candle, and men to a candle that peters out long before the candlestick is tired of holding them.
    Source: All Women Are Lustful
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