To have an intense longing or yearning for something, often to an excessive or unhealthy degree.
After weeks of bland food, she began to crave the rich, fatty taste of home. It was more than just hunger; it was a deep, gnawing need that made her stomach ache. She pictured the forbidden dessert constantly.
After weeks of bland rations, the explorer would deeply crave a single, juicy terrestrial grape. The thought of its sweet burst, its cool skin against his tongue, gnawed at him constantly. He'd trade a week's pay for that small fruit, a yearning that felt too big for his stomach.
After weeks of only protein paste, the pilot started to *crave* the taste of actual soil, a desperate, almost painful yearning for the rough grit and earthy smell he’d once taken for granted.
My cat stares at the empty food bowl with such intensity, he must *crave* tuna like a king craves gold. His eyes bug out, his tail twitches, and he lets out a tiny, pathetic meow. It's like he hasn't eaten in years!
Barnaby the badger would often crave a single, perfectly ripe pickled onion, a yearning so strong he’d plot elaborate schemes, involving miniature catapults and a disguise made of moss, just to acquire his tiny, briny treasure.
After weeks of bland cafeteria food, she started to crave a real burger, the greasy, juicy kind that made her stomach ache with longing, a desperate, almost unhealthy desire for just one bite.
The lone astronaut, drifting in the silent void, felt a gnawing emptiness in his gut. He’d seen every star, charted every nebula, but all he could do was crave the greasy, familiar taste of a cheeseburger from his childhood diner, a desperate, almost painful longing that overshadowed the cosmic wonder.
The arctic explorer, shivering in the endless white, felt a deep ache in his chest. He didn't just want food; he *crave*ed the memory of his grandmother's spicy ginger snaps, a warmth so intense it felt like a physical hunger.
After a particularly brutal Monday, Barry began to crave an entire vat of cheese-flavored ice cream, a desire so intense he considered robbing a dairy farm. He knew it was unhealthy, but the yearning was a tidal wave of dairy-based delusion.
Bartholomew, a renowned competitive cheese sculptor, began to crave a 500-pound wheel of artisanal Gruyère. He'd spent weeks carving intricate badger families from cheddar, and the sheer, nutty aroma of that uncarved behemoth haunted his waking thoughts, making even his prize-winning Gouda gargoyles taste like disappointment.
After weeks in the desert, the lost hiker began to crave water with a desperate hunger. He pictured cool streams, his throat aching with a powerful, almost maddening thirst for anything to drink. This intense yearning was all he could think about.
The persistent ache in Elara's chest intensified with each passing hour. She had to get back to the observatory, to the shimmering nebula captured on the holographic projector. It wasn't just a desire; she would confess to a profound, almost desperate urge to witness its ethereal glow again, a feeling so strong it bordered on unsettling.
After weeks isolated in the sterile research station, the microbiologist began to *crave* the raw, earthy scent of loam. Not just a mild preference, but a gnawing emptiness that whispered of soil under fingernails and the distant promise of rain, an obsession overriding her scientific focus.
After a particularly grueling week of spreadsheet wrangling, Bartholomew found himself in a desperate state. He began to crave donuts with an almost alarming intensity, envisioning an Everest of sprinkles and a glacial river of glaze. This wasn't mere hunger; it was an overwhelming, pastry-fueled yearning that bordered on the absurd.
Bartholomew, the gnome juggler, would often crave a perfectly ripe, dew-kissed mushroom cap after a particularly arduous performance. He’d imagine its earthy aroma and the satisfyingly spongy texture, a yearning so profound it made him abandon his flaming torches for an illicit foraging expedition.
After weeks of austere rations, Elara began to crave the opulent banquets she’d only ever read about. The gnawing emptiness in her stomach amplified her intense longing for rich flavors, a yearning bordering on obsession that consumed her thoughts.
After weeks of rigorous asceticism, the lone hermit’s stomach began to *crave* the succulent, forbidden fruits of the valley. This intense yearning, a gnawing hunger bordering on obsession, was a testament to his profound physiological and psychological deprivation.
After weeks of meticulously cataloging ephemeral dust motes in the derelict observatory, Elias began to crave the tactile sensation of solid rock, a primal yearning for something enduring amidst the nebulous debris of cosmic observation, his very being aching for an anchor.
The gourmand, a veritable Dionysian of gastronomy, would irrevocably crave a surfeit of piquant escargots, each mollusk a slippery, garlicky harbinger of utter, over-the-top satiation, a yearning that bordered on the truly, hilariously, inchoate.
Barnaby, a connoisseur of obscure fermented dirigible lint, began to truly *crave* a particularly pungent batch he'd misplaced during his ill-fated albatross-wrangling expedition. His usual repasts of artisanal dandelion fluff now felt utterly nugatory, leaving him in a state of abject, olfactory despair.
Basic — Common words most learners already know.