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

/ ˈrɛstɪŋ /

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

Other Words From

• un·resting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rest ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The narrative embedded in these cases should send efforts to minimize Bankman-Fried’s criminality as the byproduct of a well-meaning but fatally distracted soul brought low by a temporary reversal in the crypto market o their final resting place.

From Los Angeles Times

Kapadia does accept the caviar resting on a tiny pancake.

From Los Angeles Times

Less than 24 hours after being discharged from the hospital, a new mother was resting at home with her newborn baby when she got an unexpected knock on the door.

From Salon

Tasha Morris, whose son Oscar died in August, was left angry after finding his final resting place in Leominster cemetery, Herefordshire, was targeted.

From BBC

She found Keke there, asleep in her nightgown with her head resting on the kitchen table.

From Los Angeles Times