- present participle of fast.
fasting
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In late 2022, Elon Musk posted that he lost 30 pounds by fasting and taking semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
But not all obesity specialists are persuaded that fasting is the right approach for children.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The early fasting group followed an eight hour window beginning before 10:00 a.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Its work includes investigating intermittent fasting as a treatment for obesity and associated health problems, along with studying whether bone markers can help predict cardiovascular risk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
After they left, Emma asked Dad why the fasting guy came at all.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
These visions or experiences—call them what you will—have generally occurred after long fastings, when the spirit probably is less restrained by mortal bonds.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
Similar preservation of flesh and strength, amid fastings and most excessive activity, are frequent experiences to-day with the highly mediumistic, especially in the earlier stages of their dominations by invisibles.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
It might have been the resort of that Hannah who departed not from the Temple but served the Lord with fastings and with prayers day and night.
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana
And shall not my fastings, vigils, disciplines, prayers be as effectual for their souls?
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
It has its prophet or Messiah who was exposed to a tempter,** and overcame all evil; its fastings and prayers; its miracles and its visions.
From Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures by Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton)
