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hankers

hankers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hanker.

Meaning of hanker

Verb

hanker (third-person singular simple present hankers, present participle hankering, simple past and past participle hankered)

  1. To crave, want or desire.
    • If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
    Synonyms:
    covet

Questions about hankers

What is hankers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hankers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hanker.

Words near hankers in the dictionary

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

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