craving means A strong desire; yearning. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
craving is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/.
Etymology
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
noun
- A strong desire; yearning.“[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.”