hankering

«hankering» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong wish or longing for something, often for a long… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (hankerings)

meaning for a pupil

A hankering is a strong wish or longing for something, often for a long time. tree →

sense in the lessons

a longing for a better prize or a different life, which a character feels in a tale

examples

• She had a hankering for sweets. tree →
• John's hankering for a bigger prize grew each day. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hankering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.