different between craving vs wishful

craving

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?k?e?.v??/
Rhymes: -e?v??

Etymology 1

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave +? -ing.

Noun

craving (plural cravings)

A strong desire; yearning.

Descendants

Jamaican Creole: craven

Translations

Etymology 2

From crave.

Verb

craving

present participle of crave

Anagrams

carving

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wishful

English

Etymology

From wish +? -ful.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?w??f?l/

Adjective

wishful (comparative more wishful, superlative most wishful)

(obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
  The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
Expressing a wish or longing for something.
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative, vol. I, ch. 5:
  When she weighed anchor I went to the waterside and looked at her with a very wishful and aching heart, and followed her with my eyes and tears until she was totally out of sight.
Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

Derived terms

wishful thinking

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different between craving vs wishful

craving

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Etymology 1

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wishful

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