: an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing
a craving for chocolate
a craving for new experiences
Examples of craving in a Sentence
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
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
By acting on both the gut and the brain to regulate digestion, insulin and appetite, the medications help curb cravings.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Satisfy your Tex-Mex craving with this one-pot pasta that comes together in 35 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
This pattern of people losing their cravings across a broad range of addictive substances has no precedent in medicine.
—Ziyad Al-Aly, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for craving
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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craving. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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craving
noun
crav·ing
ˈkrā-viŋ 
: a great desire or longing
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