refraining

Meaning

1. To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
2. To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
3. To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
4. (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
5. To abstain from (food or drink).
6. The act of one who refrains from doing something.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data