noun

fasting

FAHS-tihng

noun

Going without food, often for religious, spiritual, or health reasons.

"Many Muslims practise fasting from dawn to sunset during Ramadan."

"Her doctor suggested intermittent fasting to help manage her blood sugar."

How to Use Fasting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe practice or act of not eating, whether for religion, health, or a medical test.

Common pairings

intermittent fasting a period of fasting religious fasting

fastings plural

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Many Muslims practise _____ from dawn to sunset during Ramadan.

From "fast" (to abstain from food) plus the suffix "-ing".

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