hankering
Definitions
Noun
- A yearning for something or to do something
Verb
- Desire strongly or persistently
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hankering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | handling | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | happening | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | haggling | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | huddling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | hastening | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | heightening | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | highlighting | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | hijacking | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | harboring | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | hindering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | hustling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | hampering | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | hartling | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | hassling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | heberling | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | hectoring | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | heldring | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hemmerling | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hessling | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | highflying | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | hobbling | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | hoefling | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | hotaling | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | houghtaling | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | hungering | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | hunkering | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | hurdling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hankering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wandering | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | thanking | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | tinkering | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | hindering | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | hunkering | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | haering | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | angering | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | hering | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | haring | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hankin | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | hanker | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | hanken | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | haning | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pandering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | mannering | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | hungering | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hankerson | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | hampering | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hammering | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | garnering | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hankering" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hankering" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hankering" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hankering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hunkering | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
A New Book from the Southern Doyenne of Entertaining Will Have You Hankering to Throw a Party
Oct 2, 2025 Garden & Gun
Oct 2, 2025 Garden & Gun
Mexican Wolf With Hankering For Wandering Released In New Mexico
Aug 8, 2025 National Parks Traveler
Aug 8, 2025 National Parks Traveler
Hankering for Maine apples? Check out our sampling of orchards to pick your own.
Sep 8, 2025 The Portland Press Herald
Sep 8, 2025 The Portland Press Herald