Hot and Hankering

Hot

Hot adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
Usage example: we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining

Hankering and hot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hankering" instead an adjective "Hot".

Nearby Word: hotly

Hankering

Hankering noun - A strong wish for something.

Hot and hankering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot" instead an adjective "Hankering".

Nearby Words: hanker, hankered
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