Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hankering

1 sense of hankering

Sense 1
hankering, yen -- (a yearning for something or to do something)
       => longing, yearning, hungriness -- (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hanker

1 sense of hanker

Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
       => desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")