CRAVING, participle present tense 1. Asking with importunity; urging for earnestly; begging; entreating. 2. Calling for with urgency; requiring; demanding gratification; as an appetite craving food. CRAVING, noun Vehement or urgent desire, or calling for; a longing for.
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