1) Ache 2) Desire 3) Itch 4) Yearn 1) Crave 2) Desire 3) Have a longing 4) Have a restless desire 5) Long 6) To crave, want or desire 7) Want 8) Yearn 
• (v. i.) To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town. • (v. i.) To linger in expectation or with desire.
1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town. 'He was hankering to join his friend.' (J. A. Symonds) ... 2. To linger in expectation or with desire. ... Origin: Prob. Fr. Hang; cf. D. Hunkeren, hengelen. ... Source: W...
Han'ker (hăn'kẽr) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hankered (- kẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Hankering .] [ Prob. from hang ; confer Dutch hunkeren , hengelen .] 1.
[v] - desire strongly or persistently
long 2 yearn verb desire strongly or persistently