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craving

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crav·ing  (krvng)
n.
A consuming desire; a yearning.

craving [ˈkreɪvɪŋ]
n
an intense desire or longing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cravingcraving - an intense desire for some particular thing
desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
appetence, appetency, appetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
addiction - an abnormally strong craving

craving
noun longing, hope, desire, urge, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, ache, lust, yearning, thirst, hankering, the munchies (slang) He had a sudden craving for a glass of brandy.
Translations
craving [ˈkreɪvɪŋ] N (for food etc) → antojo m; (for affection, attention) → anhelo m, ansias fpl
to get a craving for sthencapricharse por algo
craving [ˈkreɪvɪŋ] n (for food, cigarettes)envie f irrésistible
a craving for [+ food, cigarette] → une envie irrésistible de; [+ attention] → un grand besoin de
craving
nVerlangen nt; to have a craving for somethingVerlangen nach etw haben; I have a craving for ice creamich hab total Lust auf ein Eis (inf); pregnant women have strange cravingsschwangere Frauen haben eigenartige Gelüste
craving [ˈkreɪvɪŋ] n craving (for) (for food, cigarettes) → (gran) voglia (di); (in pregnancy) → voglia; (for affection, attention) → desiderio estremo
craving [ˈkreɪvɪŋ] n craving (for) (for food, cigarettes) → (gran) voglia (di); (in pregnancy) → voglia; (for affection, attention) → desiderio estremo


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I had hard work at it for several weeks; you see I never did get drunk, but I found that I was not my own master, and that when the craving came on it was hard work to say `no'.
To me it was one prolonged divine event, and, with such daily intercourse with Nicolete, I never dreamed of craving for any other excitement.
But to the horror of her people, she developed a terrible craving for cruelty, maiming and injuring birds and small animals-- even killing them.
 
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