craving
noun/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
1
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.1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], chapter XIII, in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, pages 122–123:
- The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]2007, Christine Locher, The Cult of Cuteness in Japanese Youth Culture, page 13:
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- The list of potential victories you could achieve with your reset is long, and it includes a fafillion wins that have nothing to do with the scale: Fewer blemishes. Thicker hair. Less join pain. Reduced cravings. No midday energy slump.2016, Melissa Hartwig, Food Freedom Forever:
- Synonyms
- thirst, ache, appetency, appetite, craving, hankering, hunger, impulse, itch, jones, letch, lickerish, longing, lust, pining, urge, yearning, yen
- Related terms
- addiction, compulsion, dependence, passion, eat one's heart out, set one's heart on, greedy, hungry, thirsty
- Hyponyms
- itchy feet, wanderlust, feening