Definitions
How to pronounce resting:
Resting - as a noun
Something left after other parts have been taken away
Example: "There was no remainder"
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Example: "Took his repose by the swimming pool"
A pause for relaxation
Example: "People actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
A state of inaction
Example: "A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example: "She was laid to rest beside her husband"
A support on which things can be put
Example: "The gun was steadied on a special rest"
A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Resting - as a verb
Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Give a rest to
Example: "He rested his bad leg"
Have a place in relation to something else
Example: "The fate of bosnia lies in the hands of the west"
Be at rest
Stay the same; remain in a certain state
Example: "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
Example: "Rest your head on my shoulder"
Sit, as on a branch
Example: "The birds perched high in the tree"
Be inactive, refrain from acting
Example: "The committee is resting over the summer"
Resting - as an adjective
That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
Unemployed; out of work.
Remaining; stationary.
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
RESTING has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
RESTING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
RESTING has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
