"Abstaining" is a word in ENGLISH

To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; …

To hinder; to withhold.

of Abstain

One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.

Abstaining from wine.

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 …

One who abstains.

A phrase used in the law of divorce, and derived from the criminal law. It implies more than connivance, which …

To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to …

Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.

The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, …

To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade.

One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food; -- called also Continent.

To require; command; posi-tively direct To require a person, by writ of injunction from a court of equlty, to per-form, …

To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification …

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

One who abstains from food.

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word …

The act of abstaining from proceeding against a delinquent debtor; delay ln exacting the enforcement of a right; indulgence granted …