resting
noun
- to be or place in a resting position
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ / /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/
adj
- 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”
noun
- 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.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sting English resting From re- + sting.
- To sting again.