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hankerings

hankerings is the plural of hankering.

Meaning of hankering

Noun

hankering (plural hankerings)

  1. (often) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
    • I found that he had dipped a little in chimerical studies and had a hankering after astrology and alchymy.1840, Washington Irving, The Knight of Malta
    Synonyms:
    craving

Questions about hankerings

What is hankerings the plural of?
Hankerings is the plural of hankering.

Words near hankerings in the dictionary

  1. hankered
  2. hankerer
  3. hankerers
  4. hankering
  5. hankeringly
  6. hankerings
  7. hankers
  8. Hankerson
  9. Hankersons
  10. Hankes
  11. Hankeses

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