resting

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

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

Antonyms

be active, change

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