craving
/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
craving noun: a strong desire; yearning. Also the present participle and gerund of crave.
Noun
craving (plural cravings)
- A strong desire; yearning.
- [W]e contrived to satisfy the cravings of thirst by suffering the shirts to become saturated, and then wringing them so as to let the grateful fluid trickle into our mouths.1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], chapter XIII, in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, pages 122–123
- The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]2007, Christine Locher, The Cult of Cuteness in Japanese Youth Culture, page 13
Also used as
craving is also the present participle and gerund of crave.
craving meaning in Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic
craving in Malayalam
- strong desire; yearning
- വ്യാക്ക് vyākkŭ
craving in Kannada
- ಹಂಬಲ, ಕಡುಬಯಕೆ
craving in Arabic
- strong desire; yearning
- تَوْق tawq, تَشَوُّق tašawwuq, شَبَق m [sexual craving] šabaq, غُلْمَة m [sexual craving] ḡulma
Examples of craving in a sentence
- This shop is a lifesaver on a hot day when you're craving a cold drink.
- Jean made an eight-hour trip across the border into Quebec just to satisfy his craving for poutine.
- Mushroomcore taps into our collective craving for nature, nostalgia and a bit of eccentric charm.
Synonyms of craving
Forms of craving
| plural | cravings |
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Origin of craving
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words that rhyme with craving
Questions about craving
- What does craving mean?
- Craving means a strong desire; yearning.
- What is craving in Malayalam?
- Craving in Malayalam is വ്യാക്ക് (vyākkŭ). See Craving meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is craving?
- Craving is a noun.
- How do you pronounce craving?
- Craving is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of craving?
- The plural of craving is cravings.
Words near craving in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: craving (page history and authors); craving (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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