What does craving mean?

Definitions for craving
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

Freebase

  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. A Bartlett Giamatti:

    Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

  2. William James:

    The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

  3. Adrian Meule:

    This study showed that brisk walking can be used as a strategy to reduce momentary food craving.

  4. John Jay Chapman:

    Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

  5. John Dryden:

    Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.

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