resting
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resting¹
- /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/
Sounds like wresting · Rhymes with -ɛstɪŋ
noun restings
- 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 […]
- A place where one can rest; a resting place.
- A pause; a break; an interlude.
adjective
- That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
- Unemployed; out of work.
- Remaining; stationary. For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute
verb
- present participle and gerund of rest
resting²
- /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
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
- To sting again.