different between hanker vs lanker
hanker
English
Etymology
With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hank?n?, an iterative to *hanhan? (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æ?k?(r)
Verb
hanker (third-person singular simple present hankers, present participle hankering, simple past and past participle hankered)
- To crave, want or desire.
- If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
- 2012, The Economist, 13 Oct 2012, Butlers: Very good, sir
- [...] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.
Usage notes
- Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used.
Translations
Anagrams
- harken
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
hanker m or f
- indefinite plural of hank
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- hankar
Noun
hanker m or f
- indefinite feminine plural of hank
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lanker
English
Adjective
lanker
- comparative form of lank: more lank
Anagrams
- KERNAL, Karlen, rankle
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