craving
Meanings
Plural: cravings
Noun
- an intense desire for some particular thing
- A strong desire; yearning.
Verb
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- plead or ask for earnestly
- present participle and gerund of crave
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
Synonyms
ache, appetency, appetite, crave, craving, hankering, hunger, impulse, itch, jones, letch, lickerish, longing, lust, pining, starve, thirst, urge, yearning, yen
Scrabble Score: 13
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