Hănk'er, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. HANKERED; p. pr. & vb. n. HANKERING.] [D. hankeren, allied to Eng. hunger, q. v. Cf. Dan. hige, to long after.] 1. To long for with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to desire vehemently;—usually followed by for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town. Addison. 2. To form a group; to cluster; as, to hanker about the church door. Thackeray.