Meaning

1 senses

  1. A strong desire; yearning.

    Gelüst, Begierde, Sehnsucht

    влече́ниеvlečénije, жа́ждаžážda, тя́гаtjága

    an intense desire for some particular thing

Examples

53 sentences

  1. Is this what you've been craving?

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  2. I have a craving for fresh fruit.

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  3. Is this what you've been craving for?

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  4. Tom has a craving for chocolate ice cream.

    deTom hat ein Verlangen nach Schokoladeneis. — Dani6187

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  5. Tom said he had a craving for chocolate.

    deTom sagte, er habe Heißhunger auf Schokolade. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
strong desire; yearning:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
strong desire; yearning:

Origin

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to cr

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.

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Forms

plural: cravings
Singularcraving
Pluralcravings

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
thirstB2acheB1appetiteB1hungerB1impulseB2itchB2lustC1urgeB1appetencyhankeringjonesletchlickerishlonging

Word family

8 related words
RelatedaddictionB2compulsionC1passionB1greedyA2hungryA1thirstyA2dependencecrave

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
craterB2craveC1crawlB2crayfish

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