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
Torill	-	Norwegian
Keren-Happuch	KER-ən HAP-ook (English)	Biblical
Alejandra	ah-le-KHAHN-drah	Spanish
Minnie	['mini]
Alcmene	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Cathair	KA-heer	Irish