hanker after

hanker after someone or something

and hanker for someone or something

Rur. to want someone or something; to long for someone or something. I hanker after a nice big beefsteak for dinner.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gretta	GRET-ə	English
Na'ima	-	Arabic
Parsifal	-	German
Osiris	o-SIE-ris (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Bogumir	-	Medieval Slavic
Aylwen	['eilwən]