Answer: fasting

AnswerCrossword Clue
FASTINGPreparation for some blood tests
FASTINGHungry, perhaps
FASTINGFeature of the Lenten season.
FASTINGLenten act
FASTINGObserving Ramadan
fastingthe period of fasting
fastingthe act of fasting
fastingabstaining from eating
fastingto go without food or certain kinds of food