hanker
Long for intensely
To hanker is to yearn or long for something persistently: She hankered after her hometown, He's been hankering for a slice of real New York pizza.
The word suggests a nagging, unsatisfied desire rather than a passing wish.
Often followed by "after" or "for." A hankering is such a craving: I've got a hankering for barbecue.
Deeply desire something
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
- appetiteDesire for food
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
covet · lust · desire · want · itch · peckish · famished · starving
Intense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
sentimentality · bittersweet · regret · pining · languish · ache · sorrow · heartache
yearn
Deeply desire something
ravenous · covet · lust · desire · want · itch · peckish · famished · starving · voracious
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
reminiscence · sentimentality · bittersweet · regret · pining · languish · ache · sorrow · heartache · fondness