hankered
Ached with longing
Hankered is the past tense of hanker, meaning to have a strong, persistent desire or longing for something.
The word suggests a craving that lingers: She hankered for the quiet life she'd left behind.
Often followed by "after" or "for": He had always hankered after adventure.
Intensely longed for
yearned · ached · thirsted · lusted · hungered · wanted · wished · fancied
Recalled past experiences fondly
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
pining · longing · bittersweet · memories · past · fondness · sighing · heartache
Wanting to eat
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- peckishMildly hungry
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
craving · salivating · drooling · mouth-watering · tantalized · tempted · enticed · greedy
craved
Intensely longed for
pined · yearned · ached · thirsted · lusted · hungered · wanted · wished · fancied · itched
reminisced
Recalled past experiences fondly
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
melancholy · pining · longing · bittersweet · memories · past · fondness · sighing · heartache · languishing
hungry
Wanting to eat
starving · craving · salivating · drooling · mouth-watering · tantalized · tempted · enticed · greedy · gluttonous