Definition of "hankering" []

• Present participle of hanker. (verb)
• A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination. (noun)

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• "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."