hanker

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for hanker

hanker 🔊 /hæˈŋkɚ/

hanker : ආශා කරනවා

hanker definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town.
  2. To linger in expectation or with desire.