Hanker vs Aspire - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between hanker and aspire

is that hanker is to crave, want or desire while aspire is .

(en verb)

To crave, want or desire.

If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.

*2012 , The Economist, 13 Oct 2012, Butlers: Very good, sir

*:[...] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.

* Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used.

To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle ).

He aspires to become a successful doctor.

* Alexander Pope

Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.

(obsolete) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.

* Shakespeare

That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.

To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.

* Waller

My own breath still foments the fire, / Which flames as high as fancy can aspire .

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