- present participle of fast.
fasting
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Nicknamed 'The Wizard of the Dribble', he would perform stretching and breathing exercises, do extra training and take care of his diet - fasting and not drinking alcohol.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Intermittent fasting is a way of eating whereby you only consume food during certain windows of time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
A 2024 review found that intermittent fasting may be associated with small reductions in waist circumference and fat mass in people who are overweight or obese.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
After Wangchuk and others were moved to hospital, Neha continued fasting despite having lost 8kg.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Most people weren’t big fans of fasting for thirty days—each day from sunrise to sunset—but I loved it.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
Like the ancient monks, Jesus practised long fastings and abstained from flesh meats, though he ate fish and vegetables.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
Wisely they desire that, before all things, the soul may be slowly purged, tried, subdued by fastings; that it may not be burnt in its pride, that it shall not triumph at the stake.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet
Much have I envied your Art, who vouchsafeth to those who adore her Visions of heavenly splendor denied to fastings and vigils.
From Poems by William Dean Howells
He is worn out with long fastings and continued abstinence and prayer.
From A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
His daughter at Arcetri was in despair; and anxiety and fastings and penances self-inflicted on his account, dangerously reduced her health.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
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