resting

Meanings

Plural: restings

Verb

• not move; be in a resting position
• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• give a rest to
• have a place in relation to something else
• be at rest
• stay the same; remain in a certain state
• be inherent or innate in
• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
• sit, as on a branch
• rest on or as if on a pillow
• be inactive, refrain from acting
  • "The committee is resting over the summer"
• present participle and gerund of rest
• To sting again.

Noun

• The action of rest
• A place where one can rest; a resting place.
• A pause; a break; an interlude.

Adj

• That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
• Unemployed; out of work.
• Remaining; stationary.

Synonyms

break, breathe, breather, caesura, catch one's breath, cessation, confidence, demurral, gap, halt, halting, hiatus, inactivity, interregnum, interruption, lapse, lie, moratorium, pause, perch, pillow, recess, reliance, remain, repose, reside, respite, rest, resting, roost, stay, stoppage, stopping, suspension, take a breather

Antonyms

be active, change

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