fasting

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun abstaining from food
  2. verb abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
  3. verb abstain from eating

Etymology

By surface analysis, fast + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fast

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