craving
Meaning
-
A strong desire; yearning.
Synonyms
ravenous appetite
Tanha
unfulfillcd want
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
New
crave
-
- To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
- (obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.
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