Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Craving \Crav"ing\ (-?ng), n.
   Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.

         A succession of cravings and satiety.    --L'Estrange.
   -- {Crav"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Crav"ing*ness}, n.