What does craving mean?

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ˈkreɪ vɪŋcrav·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cravingnoun

    an intense desire for some particular thing

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  1. craving

    Craving is a strong desire or urge to have something, which can range from food or a specific substance to a non-physical need such as affection or accomplishment. It often implies an intense, sometimes uncontrollable, longing that may stem from physical need, emotional imbalance, addiction, or habit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Craving

    of Crave

  2. Cravingnoun

    vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching

Wikidata

  1. CRAVING

    Craving is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's first studio, released on May 26, 1999. The album was produced by Daisuke Asakura.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of craving in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of craving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of craving in a Sentence

  1. Giannis Antetokounmpo:

    When I came to the league that was the first thing I ate. Because when I was Giannis Antetokounmpo -LRB- 34 -RRB-, I was always craving them and I could never afford them. People are gon na spend money on cars and chains and I bought Oreos, i ate them for like a month straight, so I got sick of them, right ? TIMBERWOLVES' ANTHONY EDWARDS THROWS DOWN INCREDIBLE DUNK -- BUT IT DOES N'T COUNT Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo( 34) is fouled by Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Milwaukee. ( AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps).

  2. Julie Holland:

    CBD not only manages the anxiety and cue/craving cycle, it also diminishes the original pain and inflammation that leads to opiate use in the first place.

  3. The UK launch:

    British consumers are craving great-tasting, high quality food at more affordable prices, and Wendy's is poised to deliver.

  4. Theophrastus:

    Petty ambition would seem to be a mean craving after distinction.

  5. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

    So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find something to worship...What is essential is that all may be together in it. The craving for community worship is the chief misery of...all humanity. For the sake of common worship they've slain each other with the sword.

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