I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of craven to crave
1. obsolete : urgent asking : entreating
2.
a. : an urgent need for gratification
a craving for tobacco
b. : the desire to satisfy a vague inner need : longing , yearning
a craving to be understood
the deepest cravings of his being — to create and, as Bryon says, in creating live — C.S.Kilby
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of crave
1. obsolete : urgently entreating : begging
2. : desiring deeply or inwardly
craving passion
• crav·ing·ly adverb
• crav·ing·ness noun -es