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Hunkers vs Hankers - What's the difference?

hunkers | hankers |

As verbs the difference between hunkers and hankers

is that hunkers is (hunker) while hankers is (hanker).

As a noun hunkers

is (dated).

hunkers

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hunker)
  • Noun

    (head)
  • (dated)
  • The haunches
  • hankers

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hanker)
  • Anagrams

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    hanker

    English

    Verb

    (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.
  • Usage notes

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

    Anagrams

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