CRAVING

craving

(noun) an intense desire for some particular thing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

craving (plural cravings)

A strong desire; yearning.

Etymology 2

Verb

craving

present participle of crave

Anagrams

• carving

Source: Wiktionary

Crav"ing (-ng), n.

Definition: Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching. A succession of cravings and satiety. L'Estrange.

– Crav"ing*ly, adv.

– Crav"ing*ness, n.

CRAVE

Crave (krv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (kr; p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] Etym: [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. kr, Dan. kr.]

1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. I crave your honor's pardon. Shak. Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Mark xv. 43.

2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. Edmund Gurney.

Syn.

– To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure.

Crave, v. i.

Definition: To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. Suckling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition