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Resting

//ˈɹɛstɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Unemployed; out of work. euphemistic, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Remaining; stationary. not-comparable

    "For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute"

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of rest countable, uncountable

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    A place where one can rest; a resting place. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A pause; a break; an interlude. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rest form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    To sting again.

Etymology

re- + sting

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