What it means
- (verb) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons. “Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.”
- (noun) Abstinence from food
Letter analysis
- Fasting contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Sub-words
- faints
- fating
- giants
- sating
- angst
- antis
- faint
- fangs
- fiats
- gains
- gaits
- giant
- gifts
- gnats
- saint
- satin
- stain
- sting
- tangs
- tings
- anti
- ants
- fags
- fain
- fang
- fans
- fast
- fats
- fiat
- figs
- fins
- fist
- fits
- gain
- gait
- gift
- gins
- gist
- gnat
- nags
- nits
- sang
- sift
- sign
- sing
- snag
- snit
- stag
- tags
- tang
- tans
- ting
- tins
- aft
- ani
- ant
- fag
- fan
- fat
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with FAS
- fascinate
- fascinated
- fascinates
- fascinating
- fascination
- fascinations
- fascism
- fascist
- fascists
- fashion
- fashionable
- fashionably
- fashioned
- fashioning
- fashionista
- fashionistas
- fashions
- fast
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Fasting mean?
To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
How many letters are in Fasting?
Fasting has 7 letters.
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