Han"ker (h"kr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hankered (- krd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hankering.] [Prob. fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.] 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. Addison.
He was hankering to join his friend.
J. A. Symonds.