fasting

About 3.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of fast
2. noun Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
3. noun Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.

Similar words

abrosia sober starving starvation young strike diet abstinence inedia abstaining

Often followed by

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