A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.(noun)
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Use "hankering" in a sentence
"Anyhow, since I am otherwise entirely urban, it seems unlikely that this particular hankering is going to be satisfied in the near future."
"His principal points were that the article did not mean what it appeared to say; that if it did it was not so much an expression of policy as of a "hankering" -- ( "HANKERING."
"Personally, I think it is very fortuitous that this kind of hankering back and forth and subtle "adjustments" of positions this earrly is good for th candidates."