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The aristocracy of Western Europe has absolutely tabooed silver in those countries and driven it away from there. Here it finds its only resting place.
Richard Parks Bland

Meaning of "resting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESTING

resting  [ˈrɛstɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RESTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rest

Rest may refer to: ▪ Leisure ▪ Human relaxation ▪ Sleep Rest may also refer to: ▪ Rest, a pause in a piece of music ▪ Rest, the relation between two observers ▪ Rest, a 2008 album by Gregor Samsa ▪ Rest, Irish instrumental doom metal band ▪ Rest, Kansas, a community in the United States ▪ Bank reserves, holdings in accounts at the Bank of England, plus cash in bank vaults ▪ Support ▪ Rest or mechanical bridge, a device supporting a cue stick on long shots in snooker, billiards and pool games ▪ Arm rest ▪ Head rest ▪ Footrest ▪ Leg rest REST written as an abbreviation may refer to: ▪ RE1-silencing transcription factor, a human gene ▪ Replica Exchange with Solute Tempering, an enhanced sampling technique in Molecular Dynamics ▪ Representational State Transfer, a software architecture for distributed systems, including RESTful web services ▪ Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique, a sensory...

Definition of resting in the English dictionary

The first definition of resting in the dictionary is not moving or working; at rest. Other definition of resting is out of work. Resting is also undergoing a period of dormancy before germination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESTING


arresting
əˈrɛstɪŋ
birds´-nesting
ˈbɜːdzˌnɛstɪŋ
broadcasting
ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ
casting
ˈkɑːstɪŋ
contrasting
kənˈtræstɪŋ
cresting
ˈkrɛstɪŋ
existing
ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ
frosting
ˈfrɒstɪŋ
interesting
ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ
jesting
ˈdʒɛstɪŋ
lasting
ˈlɑːstɪŋ
listing
ˈlɪstɪŋ
nesting
ˈnɛstɪŋ
posting
ˈpəʊstɪŋ
questing
ˈkwɛstɪŋ
testing
ˈtestɪŋ
unprotesting
ˌʌnprəˈtɛstɪŋ
unresting
ʌnˈrɛstɪŋ
vesting
ˈvɛstɪŋ
westing
ˈwɛstɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESTING

rester
restful
restfully
restfulness
restharrow
restiform
restimulate
restimulation
resting place
restitch
restitute
restitution
restitutionism
restitutionist
restitutive
restitutor
restitutory
restive
restively
restiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESTING

accounting
blasting
boasting
bursting
costing
disgusting
dusting
everlasting
exhausting
fasting
harvesting
long-lasting
pasting
podcasting
pre-existing
roasting
tasting
trusting
twisting
wasting
wine tasting

Synonyms and antonyms of resting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «resting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of resting

Translation of «resting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESTING

Find out the translation of resting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

休息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reposo
570 millions of speakers

English

resting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आराम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يستريح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отдыха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repouso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্রামের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berehat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruhe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

休憩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휴식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngaso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ ngơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்விலிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्रांती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di riposo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpoczynku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпочинку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

odihnă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάπαυσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vilande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTING»

The term «resting» is very widely used and occupies the 15.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resting

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word resting.
1
Matthew Arnold
Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it.
2
Martha Beck
Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.
3
Richard Parks Bland
The aristocracy of Western Europe has absolutely tabooed silver in those countries and driven it away from there. Here it finds its only resting place.
4
Garth Brooks
While I'm playing baseball, I'm still writing songs and having tapes sent to me. I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time in the whirlpool resting these tired bones, so I'll be thinking of music then.
5
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.
6
Jenson Button
Resting for me is fitness training.
7
Mike Crapo
Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one that collects sufficient revenue to meet appropriate federal responsibilities, but one resting on a broader, fairer tax base without penalizing saving and investing, the backbone of a strong, decentralized and thriving economy.
8
Caleb Cushing
Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People.
9
Tim Duncan
As I hope it doesn't come to the point where I need to take a day off. I feel pretty good right now and I'm not resting or saving for any other game.
10
Tim Duncan
I'm not worried about that, as I hope it doesn't come to the point where I need to take a day off. I feel pretty good right now and I'm not resting or saving for any other game. I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESTING»

Discover the use of resting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Resting Place: A Personal Guide to Spiritual Retreats
In Resting Place, retreat speaker Jane Rubietta addresses soul matters with retreat topics such as: dealing with our fear of abandonment; wrestling with discontent; overcoming our attempts to control others; fulfilling our deep desire to be ...
Jane Rubietta, 2009
2
Resting
This text uses clear photographs and easy-to-follow instructions to help children stay rested and healthy. A simple picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary.
Siân Smith, 2013
3
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, ...
This book invites the reader to experience the wholeness and joy that come from observing God's order for life--a rhythm of working six days and setting apart one day for rest, worship, festivity, and relationships.
Marva J. Dawn, 1989
4
The American Resting Place: 400 Years of History Through Our ...
Rich particulars include the story of one seventeenth-century Bostonian who amassed a thousand pairs of gloves in his funeral-going lifetime, the unique burial rites and funerary symbols found in today’s Native American cultures, and a ...
Marilyn Yalom, 2008
5
Resting in His Redemption
In this book we will discuss four important aspects of fulfilling the deepest desire of the human heart—to know God personally and intimately in the way God's great, loving heart intended.
James P. Gills, 2011
6
Resting in Him: I need to slow down but I can't!
Women of Faith, renowned for their unique combination of personality and truth, offer fresh new messages in four new topical study guides in the popular Women of Faith Study Guide Series.
Women of Faith, 2008
7
No Resting Place
A fictionalized tale recounts the forced removal of the Cherokee nation from Georgia and Tennessee to Texas along the Trail of Tears, and the devastation of that exodus to Native Americans
William Humphrey, 1990
8
Return to Resting Place
Return to Resting Place is about Sidney Weston, who is forced to leave everything and everyone she loves because she dares to cross cultural lines with a relationship with J. P. Carter.
Mary Beasley, 2012
9
Slow Brain Oscillations of Sleep, Resting State and Vigilance
This volume of Progress in Brain Research documents research presented at the 26th International Summer School of Brain Research (Amsterdam, Jun/Jul 2010) and looks at how the oscillations that characterize brain activity vary between task ...
‎2011
10
Let's Talk: Resting, Forgiving, Being Free, and More:
Teens will find straightforward answers not just in the text but in debate and discussion with each other a method of learning that will last a lifetime.
Ken Ogorek, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Female Sexual Dysfunction May Be Linked to Resting Heart Rate
A women's low resting heart rate variability may be associated with sexual dysfunction, a study published in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback has ... «Monthly Prescribing Reference, Jun 15»
2
First study to link lower resting heart rate variability with sexual …
Heart rate variability also relates to the processing of emotional cues. In this context, low resting heart rate variability may reflect poor emotional health and vice ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
3
George Takei: Nichelle Nichols is 'Resting Comfortably' After Stroke
Nichols' “Star Trek” co-star Takei said she's “resting comfortably” and is able to converse with people. The two did a “Star Trek” convention together just two ... «Variety, Jun 15»
4
Maine man to explore final resting places of poets in South
In this Thursday, May 28, 2015 photo, an Edgar Allan Poe bobble-head rests on the dashboard of a utility van dubbed "Dedgar the Poemobile," driven by its ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 15»
5
Benefits Supervisor Resting by Lucian Freud sells at auction for …
Brett Gorvy, international head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie's, said: 'Benefits Supervisor Resting is recognised internationally as Freud's ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
6
B.B. King, blues legend, resting at home in Las Vegas
King's longtime business manager, Laverne Toney, said Monday the musician was resting after returning from a hospital Friday. Toney has legal control over ... «Washington Times, May 15»
7
The 'resting' brain may be less 'noisy' than we think
Something else that puzzles scientists is that when in the resting state, the brain appears to be very busy doing nothing in particular - essentially producing lots ... «Medical News Today, Apr 15»
8
Old school Nets' coach Lionel Hollins doesn't believe in resting players
Hey, they didn't rest players back when he played. Of course, they also wore shoes with little support, didn't workout in the offseason, and if you suffered a knee ... «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»
9
The schedule, not resting players, is the problem
The NBA would be taking a meddling step if it ever started policing coaches' strategies of resting players so that they will in optimal condition to play into late ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
10
Love rests again, expected to play vs. Nets
While Blatt characterized the reason for resting the seven-year veteran as a "fatigue issue" and insisted there is "no injury problem" for Love, ESPN's Israel ... «ESPN, Mar 15»

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