resting

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resting¹

  • /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/

Sounds like wresting · Rhymes with -ɛstɪŋ

noun restings

  1. countable, uncountable The action of rest Hence, if the universal Father had […] personally controlled the movements of the Israelites, and directed the course, the motions, and the restings, of that cloud […]
  2. countable, uncountable A place where one can rest; a resting place.
  3. countable, uncountable A pause; a break; an interlude.

adjective

  1. not comparable That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
  2. euphemistic, not comparable Unemployed; out of work.
  3. not comparable Remaining; stationary. For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rest

resting²

  • /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/

Where it comes from

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Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English sting

English resting

From re- + sting.

verb restings · restinging · restung

  1. To sting again.

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