resting noun. ['rɛstɪŋ] ME.
[from REST verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of REST verb¹; taking rest; rest, repose, inactivity; peace of mind; reliance, confidence. ME.

2. A place where a person rests or may rest, a resting-place. Now rare. ME.

3. A pause, a stop for rest. rare. LME.

Comb.:
resting-place (a) a place where a person rests or may rest, a place to rest; last resting-place, the grave; (b) a break or landing in a staircase; resting potential Biology the electric potential of a cell relative to its surroundings when not stimulated or involved in passage of an impulse.

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resting ppl adjective. ['rɛstɪŋ] LME.
[from REST verb¹ + -ING².]
1. That rests, that is taking a rest. LME.
b. Biology. (Of a bud, cell, etc.) not in the process of growth or division; (of an egg, spore, etc.) formed as an inactive stage to survive the winter or other unfavourable period. M19.
c. Theatrical. Between acting jobs; unemployed. M20.

2. Remaining stationary. rare. E17.

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