han·ker 
/ˈhæŋkɚ/ verb
han·kers; han·kered; han·ker·ing /ˈhæŋkɚ/ verb [no obj] informal + old-fashioned : to have a strong or constant desire for something
▪ She is still hankering after [=longing for] a return to the good old days. = She is still hankering to return to the good old days. ▪ By the middle of the winter, they were hankering for a warm day.
▪ She is still hankering after [=longing for] a return to the good old days. = She is still hankering to return to the good old days. ▪ By the middle of the winter, they were hankering for a warm day.
— hankering noun [singular] informal + old-fashioned
▪ They had/felt a hankering for ice cream. ▪ She had a hankering to buy a new car.
▪ They had/felt a hankering for ice cream. ▪ She had a hankering to buy a new car.
