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# hankering

noun (hankerings)

«hankering» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A hankering is a strong wish or longing for something, often for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hankering/#m1)

### In the lessons

a longing for a better prize or a different life, which a character feels in a tale

### Examples

- She had a hankering for sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hankering/#x1)
- John's hankering for a bigger prize grew each day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hankering/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hankering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hankering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hankering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hankering.html) on Mova free.