hunkeren
long for
verb
Forms
- Also means
- crave
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Ik hunkerde naar een kop warme thee.
I longed for a cup of warm tea.
De kinderen hunkeren naar ijs na het spelen.
The children yearn for ice cream after playing.
Ze heeft altijd gehunkerd naar vrijheid.
She has always longed for freedom.
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