abstaining (from food)
abstaining from food
Abstaining from consuming food is called fasting. It is a voluntary refraining from eating for a specific period of time, often done for religious, health, or personal reasons.
Spending/using
The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence., The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence., The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
"Fasting" is abstaining from something which is hard for you to abstain from. Most people choose food. However, you can fast from anything- TV, computer games, alcohol.. The list goes on!
...abstinance... Answer It means not having sex.
That is the correct spelling of the word "abstinence" (abstaining, avoiding).
No, abstinence mean you are abstaining from sex. You have no sex at all.
There is no such word as obstaining....Do you mean abstaining? Which means to hold back from doing something. Whether it be physical or mental......Example: five reasons for abstaining from alcohol.