Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A consuming desire; a yearning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Vehement or urgent desire or longing; appetite; yearning.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
crave . - noun A strong
desire ;yearning
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an intense desire for some particular thing
Etymologies
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Examples
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The nervous system degenerates, and the consequence of this degeneracy is the production of that form of irritation within the system which we call the craving for drink, and which requires alcohol for its immediate satisfaction.
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If your craving is too great, which venue you choose might well depend on your relative tolerance for fat in general and saturated fat in particular.
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If your chocolate craving is getting to you, try diet hot-chocolate packets.
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It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.
Democratic Enthusiasm Gap: Large Number Of Obama Supporters Defecting To GOP
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Then, after that moment's craving is satisfied, the remaining glut wastes away ... for days, weeks and sadly sometimes years.
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It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.
Democratic Enthusiasm Gap: Large Number Of Obama Supporters Defecting To GOP
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It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.
Democratic Enthusiasm Gap: Large Number Of Obama Supporters Defecting To GOP
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It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.
Democratic Enthusiasm Gap: Large Number Of Obama Supporters Defecting To GOP
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Then, after that moment's craving is satisfied, the remaining glut wastes away ... for days, weeks and sadly sometimes years.
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My LOST craving is outrageous even while watching LOST - LOL.
GHibbs commented on the word craving
My adjectival use: 'When she gets craving pains she ...'
August 22, 2011