Fasting is an English word with synonyms like fast or abstinence. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Fasting in a sentence
Related words
Fasting meaning
present participle and gerund of fast
Synonyms of Fasting
Using Fasting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of fast
- Useful related words include: fast, abstinence.
- In the example corpus, fasting often appears in combinations such as: intermittent fasting, of fasting, fasting and.
Context around Fasting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fasting
- In this selection, "fasting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, intermittent, day, ramadan, followed, inculcates and period stand out and add context to how "fasting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include intermittent fasting is a and 12 12 fasting regimen meaning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fasting" sits close to words such as attach, coffin and dwelling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fasting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Intermittent fasting is a term for that alternates between periods of fasting and eating. (14 words)
Christian fasting is rooted in the completed work of Christ, to which our fasting can add nothing. (17 words)
Because the month of Ramadan is all about fasting, Eid-Al-Fitr is all about not fasting. (17 words)
Dawn-to-dusk fasting poses obstacles about the best time to exercise — if it’s an option — because it can adversely impact sleep and energy levels, something anyone who has joined the intermittent fasting trend might have experienced. (38 words)
The first two phases are intermittent fasting protocols and time-restricted feeding and alternate day fasting, her DNA showed that Heather needed 150-300 minutes of low/moderate intensity exercise (fast walking etc) a week for weight loss. (38 words)
Hisbah Board has urged non-Muslim residents who are not fasting during this period to refrain from openly eating or engaging in activities that may disrespect the Islamic faith or tempt those who are fasting. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Buni said the Ramadan fasting inculcates patience, devotion, self-control, truthfulness, humility, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and other virtues of Islam which should be maintained after the fasting period.
Christian fasting is rooted in the completed work of Christ, to which our fasting can add nothing.
Hassan said many students think fasting may affect their study and energy, but studies have proved that fasting has a lot of benefits for the brain.
Intermittent fasting is a dieting pattern that is geared at periods of fasting followed by a guided timeframe for which to eat.
Swirski said: “There is a growing awareness that fasting is healthy, and there is indeed abundant evidence for the benefits of fasting.
There are several popular methods of IF (although more exist), ranging from fasting every other day, to fasting for a specified number of hours each day, and more extreme versions.
We are all guilty, whether it is the cleric that calls for fasting without fasting, if the government fails, other things will fail automatically, incidentally no one is called government, we are government.
Dawn-to-dusk fasting poses obstacles about the best time to exercise — if it’s an option — because it can adversely impact sleep and energy levels, something anyone who has joined the intermittent fasting trend might have experienced.
He recommends beginners to start with a '12/12' fasting regimen, meaning twelve hours of fasting followed by twelve hours of eating each day.
Hisbah Board has urged non-Muslim residents who are not fasting during this period to refrain from openly eating or engaging in activities that may disrespect the Islamic faith or tempt those who are fasting.
Generally, intermittent fasting is a diet strategy that involves alternating periods of eating and extended fasting(meaning no food at all or very low calorie consumption).
While it is impossible to measure how many people break the fasting norms, all those contacted by AFP said they knew many people who weren’t fasting.
Because the month of Ramadan is all about fasting, Eid-Al-Fitr is all about not fasting.
But as mentioned, alternate-day fasting stands out from hours-based intermittent-fasting diets (like the ever-popular 16:8 diet), as it revolves around full days at a time.
Intermittent fasting is a term for that alternates between periods of fasting and eating.
The first two phases are intermittent fasting protocols and time-restricted feeding and alternate day fasting, her DNA showed that Heather needed 150-300 minutes of low/moderate intensity exercise (fast walking etc) a week for weight loss.
Scholars advise that even when provoked, a Muslim should simply embrace peace by saying “I am fasting, I am fasting”.
The woman was observing Ramadan (a holiday during which strict fasting is observed), and when the holiday fasting was over, the rash disappeared, too.
If compensatory insulin secretion fails, then either fasting (impaired fasting glucose) or postprandial (impaired glucose tolerance) glucose concentrations increase.
Lent is not for the sake of Lent itself, as fasting is not for the sake of fasting.
Common combinations with fasting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- intermittent fasting 45×
- of fasting 28×
- fasting and 24×
- fasting is 18×
- the fasting 16×
- and fasting 11×
- fasting for 9×
- fasting month 7×
- that fasting 6×
- ramadan fasting 5×