craving
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craving¹
- /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
noun cravings
- A strong desire; yearning. [W]e contrived to satisfy the cravings of thirst by suffering the shirts to become saturated, and then wringing them so as to let the grateful fluid trickle into our mouths.
craving²
- /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of crave
