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resting

[ res-ting ]

adjective

  1. that rests; rest; not active.
  2. Botany. dormant: applied especially to spores or seeds that germinate after a period of dormancy.


resting

/ ˈɛɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not moving or working; at rest
  2. euphemistic.
    (of an actor) out of work
  3. (esp of plant spores) undergoing a period of dormancy before germination
  4. (of cells) not undergoing mitosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resting1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rest 1, -ing 2
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My hedonistic weeklong breaks from school were about resting up and devouring novels, my stack of fiction pushed aside through semesters of full class loads and at least one job.

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He will remain in the open coffin for the lying in state, whereas other popes have been laid out resting on cushions on a platform.

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Then came another wait to dump their loads — an untold number of incinerated living room sets, teddy bears, running shoes and other detritus, spilling into a final resting place.

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Earlier on Tuesday, Xi visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the resting place of the former Vietnamese founder and Communist leader.

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The historical record indicates that Lincoln spent two nights sitting outside his son’s resting place.

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