resting

plural restings

1. countableuncountableThe 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 […]

   1865, Merritt Munson, The History of Moses and the Israelites, page 199

   Synonyms: repose, inactivity, reliance, confidence

2. countableuncountableA place where one can rest; a resting place.
3. countableuncountableA pause; a break; an interlude.

   Synonyms: hiatus, moratorium, recess, break, breather, cessation, demurral, gap

1. not comparableThat rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
2. euphemisticnot comparableUnemployed; out of work.
3. not comparableRemaining; stationary.

   For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute

   2025 June 25 (last accessed), “Measuring Resting Heart Rate (RHR)”, in Virginia Commonwealth University, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025, page 1

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rest

present singular third person restings · participle present restinging · participle past restung · past restung

1. To sting again.