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restings

restings is the plural of resting.

restings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of resting.

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

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Questions about restings

What is restings the plural of?
Restings is the plural of resting.

Words near restings in the dictionary

  1. resting upon
  2. resting-place
  3. resting-places
  4. restinging
  5. restingly
  6. restings
  7. restinguish
  8. restinguished
  9. restinguishes
  10. restinguishing
  11. restio

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