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Word entry · 7 letters

craving

Best crossword clue

"Strong desire"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted acginrvStarts with CEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Strong desire or intense longing for something.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • [W]e contrived to satisfy the cravings of thirst by suffering the shirts to become saturated, and then wringing them so as to let the grateful fluid trickle into our mouths.
  • The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]

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