- present participle of fast.
fasting
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At the protest site in the capital Delhi, he began fasting on 28 June and has consumed nothing but salt and water since then, losing more than 9kg.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The late fasting group used an eight hour window beginning after 1:00 p.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The early fasting group followed an eight hour window beginning before 10:00 a.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
"But in India, where governments can become deeply unresponsive, protesters often see fasting as the only way to force those in power to act," says Saha Roy.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
A feast that was especially welcome at Small Eid, which marks the end of a month of daytime fasting for Ramadan.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
He wasted his body with fastings and watching.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
On occasions where great faith was required, fastings were recommended by the Savior.
From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Orr, Charles Ebert
God stands in no need of any external ceremonies of ours, our watchings, fastings, or cryings, to awaken him, who “neither slumbereth nor sleepeth.”
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
The reason was, that for all his fastings and penances, he was a lazy Camel, and he wanted to graze without the trouble of walking about.
From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William
In these tears were all Nancy's broken hopes and lost aspirations, all that she had sacrificed and stifled and tried with prayers and fastings, for Anne-Marie's sake, not to regret.
From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti
