resting

Noun

resting (countable and uncountable, plural restings)

1. 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 […]1865, Merritt Munson, The History of Moses and the Israelites, page 199

   Synonyms:

   repose, inactivity, reliance, confidence

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

   Synonyms:

   hiatus, moratorium, recess, break, breather, cessation, demurral, gap, caesura, halt

Adjective

resting (not comparable)

1. That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
2. (euphemistic) Unemployed; out of work.
3. Remaining; stationary.
   • For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute2025 June 25 (last accessed), “Measuring Resting Heart Rate (RHR)”, in Virginia Commonwealth University, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025, page 1

Verb

IPA/ɹiːˈstɪŋ/

resting (third-person singular simple present restings, present participle restinging, simple past and past participle restung)

1. To sting again.