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crav⋅ing

  [krey-ving]
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–noun
great or eager desire; yearning.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see crave, -ing 1

Related forms:
crav⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
crav⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
See desire.
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crave

  [kreyv] verb, craved, crav⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly: to crave sweets; to crave affection.
2. to require; need: a problem craving prompt attention.
3. to ask earnestly for (something); beg for.
4. to ask (a person) earnestly for something or to do something.
–verb (used without object)
5. to beg or plead (usually fol. by for).
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME craven, OE crafian; akin to ON krefja to demand, lay claim to

Related forms:
craver, noun

Synonyms:
1. yearn for, hunger for.
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crave   (krāv)   
v.   craved, crav·ing, craves

v.   tr.

  1. To have an intense desire for. See Synonyms at desire.

  2. To need urgently; require.

  3. To beg earnestly for; implore. See Synonyms at beg.

v.   intr.
To have an eager or intense desire.

[Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, to beg.]
crav'er n., crav'ing·ly adv.
crav·ing   (krā'vĭng)   
n.  A consuming desire; a yearning.
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Word Origin & History

crave 
O.E. crafian "demand by right," from N.Gmc. *krabojan, perhaps related to craft. Current sense "to long for" is c.1400, probably through intermediate meaning "to ask very earnestly" (c.1300).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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