Plural form of hankering; multiple strong persistent desires or cravings.
From hankering (gerund/present participle of hanker) + -s (plural marker); transforms the action into countable desires.
Most 'hankerings' are innocent (coffee, ice cream), but the word carries undertones of weakness or indulgence, showing how English judges desires through vocabulary choice.
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