Enter the word for search
hankering
UK
/ˈhæŋ.kər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhæŋ.kɚ.ɪŋ/
Translations
hankerings
pl
UK
/ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
He had a hankering for adventure.
У него была тяга к приключениям.
His hankering for success drove him to work hard.
Его желание успеха заставляло его усердно работать.
She has a hankering for chocolate.
У нее есть страсть к шоколаду.
Additional translations
more hankering
Comp.
most hankering
Super.
UK
/ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe a feeling or quality characterized by strong desire.
hankering
Gerund
hankered
Past Simple
hankered
Past Participle
hankering
Gerund
UK
/ˈhæŋ.kə/
US
/ˈhæŋ.kɚ/
She hankers for a simpler life in the countryside.
Она жаждет более простой жизни в деревне.
He hankers after the days of his youth.
Он тоскует по дням своей юности.
Additional translations
Definitions
She had a hankering for chocolate cake all afternoon.
His hankering imagination kept drifting toward far-off places.
After years of city living, she began to hanker for the peace and quiet of the countryside.