craving

1 of 2

noun

crav·​ing ˈkrā-viŋ 

: an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing

a craving for chocolate

a craving for new experiences

craving

2 of 2

present participle of crave

Synonyms of craving

Noun

• desire
• longing
• thirst
• urge
• hunger
• appetite

Examples of craving in a Sentence

Noun

I had a sudden craving for french fries, so I pulled into the nearest fast-food restaurant.

a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Biotech companies like Eli Lilly and Altimmune are testing drugs for their effect at curbing alcohol cravings. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

And naturally, as in any system built on cravings, a side hustle has emerged. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The movie sanitizes the past and removes its tang, its pungency, leaving a craving for contact with nature, with raw experience, with incongruities and accidents and anything but what fits, in lieu of such synthetic sophistication. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026

The books below will satisfy your bog witch cravings, while also reminding you of the real-world importance of bogs as bulwarks against climate change, cradles of biodiversity, and keepers of ancestral memory. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

see crave

First Known Use

Noun

1633, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for craving

• braving
• caving
• graving
• laving
• paving
• raving
• saving
• shaving
• slaving
• staving
• waiving
• waving

Kids Definition

craving

noun

crav·​ing ˈkrā-viŋ 

: a great desire or longing