"resting" meaning in English

See resting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-resting.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} resting (not comparable)
  1. That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-resting-en-adj-S6gibZMZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 8 3 6 13 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 2 10 1 3 5 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 2 9 1 3 4 15 5
  2. (euphemistic) Unemployed; out of work. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-resting-en-adj-w25422cO Categories (other): English euphemisms
  3. Remaining; stationary. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-resting-en-adj-60dSM6y5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 17 7 22 5 13 11 14 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-resting.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav Forms: restings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} resting (countable and uncountable, plural restings)
  1. The action of rest Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: repose, inactivity, reliance, confidence
    Sense id: en-resting-en-noun-4Jp9lMZq Categories (other): Rest
  2. A place where one can rest; a resting place. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-resting-en-noun-UAmXbC1q
  3. A pause; a break; an interlude. Tags: countable, uncountable
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-resting.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} resting
  1. present participle and gerund of rest Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rest Derived forms (terms derived from all parts of speech): bitchy resting face, resting bitch face, resting face, resting-place, resting potential, resting spore
    Sense id: en-resting-en-verb-uIVVGtNm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/, /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/, /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-resting.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting2.wav , en-us-resting.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav Forms: restings [present, singular, third-person], restinging [participle, present], restung [participle, past], restung [past]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ, -ɛstɪŋ Etymology: re- + sting Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|sting}} re- + sting Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|restung}} resting (third-person singular simple present restings, present participle restinging, simple past and past participle restung)
  1. To sting again.
    Sense id: en-resting-en-verb-z3ZvFtOT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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}

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