abstain
verb (used without object)
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed byfrom ).
am abstaining
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present progressiveof abstain (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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So until Tuesday night I am abstaining not only from all kinds of meat — beef, chicken, fish — but also from my usual low-fat alternatives, like bread, cereal and pasta.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2014
Is it not a relief that I am abstaining from description of what everybody has heard described?
From Our Hundred Days in Europe by Oliver Wendell Holmes
