craving

Noun

A strong desire; yearning.

Verb

present participle and gerund of crave

crave

• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cravinge

Inherited from Old English: crafing

In summary

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.

Synonyms

desire

longing

yearning

thirst

lust

wish

hungriness

addiction

appetite

passion

hankering

urge

greed

habit

attachment

thirsting

need

desirous

avidity

starvation

ravenous appetite

rue

stimulation

stir

stomach

thirstiness

urging

want

wants

wishfulness

wishing

wistfulness

worrying

Tanha

appetence

unfulfillcd want

appetency

arousal

aspiration

avarice

clumsy

crying out

cupidity

dependence

desiring

dream

😴💭

eagerness

enslavement

excitation

excitement

Translations

désir

Begierde

brama

fort désir

envie

Verlangen

Sehnsucht

πόθος

forte envie

begeerte

özlem

δίψα

desiderio

λαχτάρα

désir ardent