hanker+after
71pant — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, ache for, aim, artificial respiration, aspiration, aspire, asthmatic wheeze, bake, bark, bawl, be dying for, be hurting for, be in heat, beat, bellow, blare, blat, blaze, bloom, blow, blubber, boil, boom,… …
72lust\ for — • lust for • hanker after v. phr. To physically yearn for; want something very strongly. Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time …
73spoil\ for — v. phr. To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight. Compare: hanker after, lust for …
74covet — verb even with all they have, they covet the wealth of others Syn: desire, yearn for, crave, have one s heart set on, want, wish for, long for, hanker after/for, hunger after/for, thirst for …
75crave — verb he craved professional recognition Syn: long for, yearn for, desire, want, wish for, hunger for, thirst for, sigh for, pine for, hanker after, covet, lust after, ache for, set one s heart on, dream of, be bent on; informal have a yen for,… …
76thirst — 1. noun 1) I need a drink I m dying of thirst Syn: thirstiness, dryness; dehydration 2) his thirst for knowledge Syn: craving, desire, longing, yearning, hunger, hankering, keenness, eagerness …
77wish — 1. verb 1) I wished for power Syn: desire, want, hope for, covet, dream of, long for, yearn for, crave, hunger for, lust after; aspire to, be desirous of, set one s heart on, seek, fancy, hanker after; informal have a ye …
78care — n 1. worry, anxiety, disquiet, disquietude, uneasiness, inquietude; distress, fretfulness, misgiving, qualm, apprehension; trouble, concern, regard, solicitude, cark; anguish, sorrow, dolor, grief, sadness, affliction, heartache; matter, ailment …
79want — v 1. desire, wish or wish for, long for, desiderate; yearn for, hope for, care for, pine for, sigh for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for; have an eye to, be attracted to, have a mind to, have at heart, be bent upon,… …
80wish — v 1. desire, long for, desiderate, want; yearn for, hope for, care for, pine for, sigh for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for; have an eye to, be attracted to, have a mind to, have at heart, be bent upon; be inclined… …
