Hankering - English meaning

noun

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.

Usage examples:

The ache in her head worsened

verb

Suffer from a continuous dull pain.

Usage examples:

My legs ached from the previous day's exercise

noun

A continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong

Usage examples:

Aches and pains as you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains., dull ache i've got a dull…

idiom

Something that you say to someone who is being talked about

Usage examples:

All this talk about emma - her ears must be burning!

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

verb

Feel a powerful desire for (something).

Usage examples:

If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved

verb

To desire something strongly

Usage examples:

The neglected kids just crave attention.

verb

To have a very strong feeling of wanting something

Usage examples:

Crave attention many young children crave attention.

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.

Usage examples:

She was faint with hunger

verb

Have a strong desire or craving for.

Usage examples:

He hungered for a sense of self-worth

noun

The uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach caused by the need for or lack of food

Usage examples:

Mother teresa devoted her life to fighting hunger in the poorest parts of the world., a hunger for …

noun

An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

Usage examples:

But shortly after ben began eating his lunch, his child-care provider noticed he seemed to be tryin…

verb

Be the site of or cause an itch.

Usage examples:

The bite itched like crazy

verb

To have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard

Usage examples:

My insect bites are itching., i have an itch on the back of my neck., [ + to infinitive ] he has an…

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

A long corridor

adverb

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

Usage examples:

She longed for a little more excitement

noun

Strong sexual desire.

Usage examples:

He knew that his lust for her had returned

verb

Have strong sexual desire for someone.

Usage examples:

He really lusted after me in those days

verb

Breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was panting when he reached the top

noun

A short, quick breath.

Usage examples:

Robyn was breathing rather fast, in shallow pants

noun

Underpants or knickers.

noun

A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something.

Usage examples:

They quenched their thirst with spring water

verb

Have a strong desire for something.

Usage examples:

An opponent thirsting for revenge

noun

The need or desire to drink something, esp. water

Usage examples:

He took a long drink of water to quench his thirst., she slaked her thirst for knowledge by reading…

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

Usage examples:

Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Usage examples:

We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Usage examples:

The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement

verb

Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Usage examples:

She yearned for a glimpse of him

verb

To desire something strongly, esp. something difficult or impossible to obtain

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] joy yearns to earn enough money from her job as a doctor’s assistant for her to…

verb

To wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have

Usage examples:

Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval., [ + to infinitive ] so…