hanker

Meanings

Verb

desire strongly or persistently
To crave, want or desire.

Origin / Etymology

With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hankōną, an iterative to *hanhaną (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative.

Synonyms

covet, long, yearn

Scrabble Score: 13

hanker is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hanker is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hanker is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hanker is a valid Words With Friends word