كيف تنطق "hanker after"

expression

HANG-ker AF-ter

HANG-kuh AHF-tuh

التعريف

To strongly and persistently desire something you cannot have or is difficult to get, often used for things or experiences.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhæŋkɝ/ /ˈæftɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈæŋkɐ/ /ˈɑːftɐ

أمريكي

HANG-ker AF-ter

بريطاني

HANG-kuh AHF-tuh

She often hankers after her childhood days.

Many people hanker after a simpler life.

I sometimes hanker after adventures I had in my youth.

After years in the city, he began to hanker after the quiet countryside.