craving
Meaning of craving
- a powerful desire for something.
a craving for chocolate
- feel a powerful desire for (something).
if only she had shown her daughter the love she craved
Will craved for family life
Old English crafian (in the sense ‘demand, claim as a right’), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish kräva, Danish kræve ‘demand’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.
Information about craving
- The plural form of craving is: cravings.
- Languages in which craving is used:
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Hyphenation of craving
crav-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- craving is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
craving synonyms
Meaning a yearning desire:
Meaning a feeling of intense longing for something:
Meaning a strong desire to have or do something:
Meaning a strong desire or craving:
Meaning have a strong desire or craving for:
Meaning a strong desire for something:
Meaning suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart:
Meaning a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen:
Meaning a desire for something:
Meaning a desire or hope for something to happen:
Meaning a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction:
Meaning a strong desire or impulse:
Meaning circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity:
Meaning a strong desire or liking for something:
Meaning intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food:
Meaning a passionate desire for something:
Meaning an emotion experienced with painful or bittersweet intensity:
Meaning on fire:
Meaning the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity:
Meaning a hope or ambition of achieving something:
Meaning a purpose or intention; a desired outcome:
Meaning (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score:
Meaning the basic monetary unit of Japan:
Meaning a restless or strong desire to do something:
Meaning an urge to do something inadvisable:
Meaning attempt to find (something):
Meaning yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another):
Meaning feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent):
Translation of craving
- Portuguese: garra, ganância, cobiça, anseio, avidez
- Italian: brama, bramosia, anelito
- Spanish: avidez, antojo
- French: avidité
- German: Begierde
Anagrams of craving
Words that rhyme with craving
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