craving
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/
- After skipping breakfast, I had a strong craving for something sweet by mid-morning.
- craving for food
- satisfy the craving
- reduce cravings
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Watch on YouTubeI think those cravings shift, which is bananas.
- I think those cravings shift, which is bananas.
- Well, anyway, that was it for me and my justice craving was now unleashed.
- I have no craving for candy, nothing.
- So again, mood changes, body changes, cravings, what else happens when you're pregnant?
- As far as cravings, really like sushi.
- So and then social pressure, habit, cravings, all these things happen to human beings.
Examples
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Even bird people can get a craving for a cup of coffee, can't they?
Fiction book (1997) -
On the morning of the third, a craving for something namelessly clean.
Fiction book (1997) -
I was pregnant, and I had a craving for a glass of water.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have no craving for candy, nothing.
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Almost as strong as the desire to get clean was the craving for a bidi.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's like they knew that one of my biggest cravings is like anything chocolatey.
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So have you had any cravings since you've been pregnant?
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He'd be battling the craving for booze for the rest of his life, he realized.
Fiction book (1995) -
No cravings at all?
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Symptoms include loss of emotional control, compulsive behavior, cravings, and crying spells.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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2.1
A desire to eat or to have new experiences
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4.2
A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
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3.6
A strong wish to have or achieve something
31
4.2
A strong desire to do or have something
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1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
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2.8
A strong liking for sweet foods like candy and cake
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6.6
A strong wish to have or do something
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5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
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9.9
A strong wish to have something you enjoy
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3.8
A strong, lasting wish to learn new things
A strong desire for things like knowledge or success
A very strong wish for more that cannot be satisfied
A strong desire to get or achieve something
A strong desire to have or do something
A strong wish to have or try something
A strong wish to have or achieve something
A strong desire to succeed
A strong desire for something
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Etymology
The word craving comes from the verb crave, which once meant 'to beg' or ask for something very strongly. So a craving is like an inner 'beg' — a powerful desire for food, a cigarette, or anything you suddenly want badly.