hankering• There is no longer a navaltradition among yachtsmen, nor any hankering after playing naval sailors.• Her hankering for the outside world is shown through a solo where she is cruelly tangled in the legs of a chair.
a hankering to do something• Always had a hankering to be a nurse, she did.• The experts also say many potential big-wig Tucson visitors have a hankering to play golf when they attend a convention.