resting

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of rest. Use this form for rest happening now or for the activity itself.

   The hikers are resting in the shade before the final climb.

   Resting after surgery helped her heal much faster.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Not moving, working or growing for a while.

   Like a bear that sleeps all winter without moving.

   A resting volcano can stay quiet for centuries before it erupts.

   During winter, the resting plant stops growing until spring.

   Similardormant, inactive, quiescent, idle, relaxed

   Oppositeactive, working

3. 3
   adjective

   Staying in place and not moving.

   Like a parked car that stays put until someone drives it.

   A resting object will not move until something pushes it.

   The resting water in the pond was perfectly still.

   Similarstationary, static, motionless, immobile, still

   Oppositemoving, mobile

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A short break or pause during an activity.

   Like the quiet gap between two songs.

   A few minutes of resting let the runners catch their breath.

   The music carried on without any resting between the two parts.

   Similarbreak, pause, breather, interruption, recess

5. 5
   noununcountable

   The act of stopping work to relax or sleep.

   Like charging a phone overnight so it works the next day.

   Proper resting helps the body recover after hard exercise.

   Doctors stress the value of resting when you are sick.

   Similarrepose, inactivity

   Oppositeactivity, exertion

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6. 6
   adjectiveeuphemistic

   Without a job for now, often between one job and the next.

   Like a singer with no shows booked, waiting for the next one.

   Many resting actors take part-time jobs to pay the bills.

   He has been resting since the play closed last spring.

   Similarunemployed, jobless, idle

   Oppositeworking, employed

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