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Showing words for HANKER using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Hanker

hanker

5 Letter Words for Hanker

anker, kaneh, karen, kearn, naker, nerka, ranke

4 Letter Words for Hanker

aker, ankh, anre, aren, earn, haen, hake, hank, hare, hark, harn, hear, hera, hern, kane, karn, kera, kern, khan, khar, knar, kran, krna, nake, nare, nark, near, nerk, rake, rakh, rane, rank, reak, rean, renk, rhea

3 Letter Words for Hanker

aer, ake, ane, are, ark, arn, ean, ear, era, erk, ern, hae, hak, han, hen, her, kae, kan, kea, ken, kha, kra, nae, nah, nak, nar, nea, nek, rah, ran, rea, reh, rha, rhe, rna

Definitions for Hanker

[1] to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
[2] (foll by for, after, or an infinitive ) to have a yearning (for something or to do something)

Words related to Hanker

yearn, crave, itch, yen, wish, covet, hunger, pine, lust, long, want, sigh, ache, thirst

Words nearby Hanker

hangzhou bay, hania, hanifah, haniwa, hank, hanker, hankering, hankou, hankow, hanks, hanky

Origin of Hanker

1595–1605; < early Dutch dialect hankeren (cognate with Dutch hunkeren ), frequentative of hangen to hang

Other words from Hanker

han·ker·er , noun

Word origin for Hanker

C17: probably from Dutch dialect hankeren

Synonyms for Hanker

crave, itch, yearn, ache, covet, hunger, long, lust, pine, sigh, thirst, want, wish, yen, cream for, partial to