resting

rest·ing

adj \ˈres-tiŋ\

Definition of RESTING

1

: being or characterized by dormancy : quiescent <a resting spore> <bulbs in the resting state>

2

: not undergoing or marked by division : vegetative <a resting nucleus>

Examples of RESTING

1. <the resting cat was curled up in my favorite chair>

First Known Use of RESTING

14th century

Related to RESTING

Synonyms: dormant, dozing, napping, asleep, sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake, sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake

Related Words: drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent; dreaming, reposing; hypnotized, mesmerized; comatose, semiconscious; sleepwalking, somnambulant

Near Antonyms: aware, conscious; sleepless; aroused, astir, awakened, roused, up, wakened; reawakened, revived

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Rhymes with RESTING

cresting, vesting, westing