craving
part of speech
noun (a craving, cravings); form of verb (crave, craves, craved, craving)
meaning for a pupil
1) A craving is a very strong wish for something, especially a food or drink. tree →
2) A strong need for an addictive thing, like a smoker's craving for a cigarette. tree →
3) Craving is also the -ing form of «crave», to want something very strongly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life people have cravings for chocolate or pizza; pregnant mothers are said to have unusual cravings. In health lessons cravings are part of addiction. In Buddhism, craving (wanting) is taught as a cause of suffering. Phrases: «a craving for», «satisfy a craving», «crave attention».
examples
- I have a craving for ice cream. tree →
- Mum had cravings for pickles when she was expecting the baby. tree →
- Smokers feel cravings when they try to stop. tree →
- He is craving attention from his friends. tree →
- Buddhists teach that craving leads to suffering. tree →
- After the run I was craving water. tree →
- A glass of milk stopped my craving for something sweet. tree →
- He sold all his possessions in order to satisfy his cravings, and was forced at last to devour his own limbs. tree →
note
Countable noun. Verb «crave» is regular: craved. Usually «a craving for» something. Stronger than «want».
In the corpora
- The stay-at-homes ask: «Why this craving for change?
- In the front seat the old cravings rise up again: «It is fate!» he said to himself.
- And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.
- They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «craving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.