The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cravening
Craven \Cra"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cravened (-v'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cravening.] To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.]
There is a prohibition so divine,
That cravens my weak hand.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
cravening
vb. (present participle of craven English)