craving

crav·ing

noun \ˈkrā-viŋ\

Definition of CRAVING

: an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing

Examples of CRAVING

1. I had a sudden craving for french fries, so I pulled into the nearest fast-food restaurant.
2. <a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles>

First Known Use of CRAVING

1633

Related to CRAVING

Synonyms: appetency, appetite, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], letch, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen

Related Words: compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal; liking, love, taste, weakness; eagerness, impatience; want, wish; necessity, need, requirement; obsession; acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity; cacoëthes, mania

Near Antonyms: abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

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Rhymes with CRAVING

caving, paving, raving, saving, shaving