as in sleeping
being in a state of suspended consciousness
the resting cat was curled up in my favorite chair
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as in napping
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
the hyena is ready to scavenge again after its brief resting
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as in basking
to refrain from labor or exertion
a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest
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as in dozing
to be in a state of sleep
the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called
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as in basing
to find a basis
you're resting your argument on a faulty premise
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Recent Examples of resting
Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2025
During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
In this condition, a lot of the hairs all over the scalp going into the resting phase all at once–this is seen clinically as an abrupt significant increase in shedding.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
More muscle means more metabolically demanding muscle cells, which translates into a higher resting metabolism.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
After the breathing exercise, class ends with five minutes of Savasana, the Sanskrit name for the resting and restorative period when practitioners lie supine to relax, regroup, and calm the nervous system.
—Andi Breitowich, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
This is likely because hair follicles are cut off from their blood supply and forced into a resting phase prematurely.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While there aren’t any specific ghost tales associated with this cemetery, the grounds serve as the final resting place of several early park guests, staff, and Southern Sierra Miwok Nation community members.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The resting of the players had not yet been public information.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But that’s just where Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s cookie recipe lives, etched in stone at her final resting place at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Lantern tours of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery are offered throughout the year, spotlighting the final resting places of folks like Andrew Carnegie and Irving himself.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Aztecs believed that, after death, a person had to make a journey of several years through nine arduous levels in the land of the dead to reach the soul’s final resting place.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
The kangaroo pockets are a comfy resting place for your hands, phone, and more small essentials.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Karl said how much his mother would have liked that, nature forcing us off to the party without a minute to linger over her final resting place.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
More recently, older adults who practiced Japanese walking for five months showed improvements in resting blood pressure, lower-limb muscle strength and VO2 max, a key indicator of cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance, according to a 2025 study by a different group of scientists.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, the entire series could be resting on the right arm of future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
At the event, Madonna and her daughter also had a sweet moment on the carpet, with Lourdes air-kissing her mother and Madonna resting her head on her daughter's shoulder.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
After all, many players on this roster were there in 2023, when Baltimore won 10 of 11 games before resting their starters in the regular-season finale to ensure playoff health.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In Gainesville, the anticipation couldn’t be any higher, especially with Florida football resting at 2-4.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Tomasek’s power play misses After Demko gloved his shot from the slot, David Tomasek bent over with his stick resting across his knees and bowed his head.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
My depression doesn’t look like the stereotypes of a woman with a resting sad face.
—Ashley Womble, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Taking minoxidil orally can support the hair follicle cycle and trigger anagen (the resting phase) prematurely.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2025
During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
In this condition, a lot of the hairs all over the scalp going into the resting phase all at once–this is seen clinically as an abrupt significant increase in shedding.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
More muscle means more metabolically demanding muscle cells, which translates into a higher resting metabolism.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
After the breathing exercise, class ends with five minutes of Savasana, the Sanskrit name for the resting and restorative period when practitioners lie supine to relax, regroup, and calm the nervous system.
—Andi Breitowich, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
This is likely because hair follicles are cut off from their blood supply and forced into a resting phase prematurely.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Noun
Friday night’s 2-1 loss against Leeds was the day the first shovels went into the ground as West Ham’s relegation resting place is constructed.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While there aren’t any specific ghost tales associated with this cemetery, the grounds serve as the final resting place of several early park guests, staff, and Southern Sierra Miwok Nation community members.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The resting of the players had not yet been public information.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But that’s just where Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s cookie recipe lives, etched in stone at her final resting place at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Lantern tours of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery are offered throughout the year, spotlighting the final resting places of folks like Andrew Carnegie and Irving himself.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Aztecs believed that, after death, a person had to make a journey of several years through nine arduous levels in the land of the dead to reach the soul’s final resting place.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
The kangaroo pockets are a comfy resting place for your hands, phone, and more small essentials.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Karl said how much his mother would have liked that, nature forcing us off to the party without a minute to linger over her final resting place.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
More recently, older adults who practiced Japanese walking for five months showed improvements in resting blood pressure, lower-limb muscle strength and VO2 max, a key indicator of cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance, according to a 2025 study by a different group of scientists.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, the entire series could be resting on the right arm of future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
At the event, Madonna and her daughter also had a sweet moment on the carpet, with Lourdes air-kissing her mother and Madonna resting her head on her daughter's shoulder.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
After all, many players on this roster were there in 2023, when Baltimore won 10 of 11 games before resting their starters in the regular-season finale to ensure playoff health.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In Gainesville, the anticipation couldn’t be any higher, especially with Florida football resting at 2-4.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Tomasek’s power play misses After Demko gloved his shot from the slot, David Tomasek bent over with his stick resting across his knees and bowed his head.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
My depression doesn’t look like the stereotypes of a woman with a resting sad face.
—Ashley Womble, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resting
Noun
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The outpouring was probably what helped reverse the dino-napping.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Grand Patio Outdoor Bean Bag Chair Get super comfy with this elevated outdoor beanbag chair, which features a sturdy steel frame and cloud-like cushions that are perfect for napping, reading, or suntanning.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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The boy band were basking in their 2008 reunion when Blue Bloods came along.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Las Vegas finished its 2025 climb with a trophy in hand, basking in the view from the top of the WNBA.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Reaffirming the idea in 1990, the AAP reported that American children were spending more time watching television than any other activity, apart from sleeping.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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But several had no mat at all, sleeping on the bathroom floor next to feces and urine in a room that housed 10 too many people, a filing alleged.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since 2016, the travel insurance company has created this rating, basing it off data from the Global Peace Index, Numbeo and GeoSure Global scores.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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According to the Payscale report, 63% of employers saw an increase in employees basing their salary requests on inaccurate or unverified data this year.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of people are asleep, and many are upset about what’s going on in the White House, Michael Curtis of Charlotte said.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The video shows the pup lounging around in various positions in a home setting, from asleep on the floor and over a blanket to playing with a dog toy and lying on the floor with her legs in the air as a hand rubs her belly.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beyond this, annual flowers such as petunias, marigolds, and zinnias can be used to add bursts of color throughout your beds and borders.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Run it across the backside of the bed and the wall to be sure to clear dust that might be clinging to the wall of the headboard.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Athmile Wide-Leg Sweatpants, which shoppers love for traveling, running errands, and relaxing at home, have a super-soft fleece lining and pockets big enough for smartphones.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the past two decades, self-expression has become a tacit expectation in many white-collar workplaces, with dress codes relaxing and companies professing interest in their employees’ lives and values.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker says she feels refreshed and comfortable in any sleep position with this memory foam pillow.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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Olly Melatonin Gummies Once again, travel can really disrupt your sleep so to help her wind down for sleep or for sleep support in flight, in a new city or on a new timezone, Case swears by these extra strength melatonin gummies.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Resting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resting. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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