crave
/kɹeɪv/verb
To want something very strongly, often so much that it is hard to think about anything else.
Example sentences
- “After the long hike, I craved a cold drink and a hot shower.”
- “Many teenagers crave independence from their parents.”
- “Pregnant women sometimes crave unusual foods like pickles.”
Takes a direct object with no preposition: crave chocolate, crave attention. The noun is 'craving', as in a craving for sugar.