Definition of "resting" []

• In a state of inactivity or rest. (adjective)
• Dead. (adjective)
• Botany Dormant. Used especially of spores that germinate after a prolonged period. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A slight scratch here, a growing patch of rust there, a long-forgotten digit and a patch of skin resting together in the middle of nothingness."
• "The resting is good, but I have to guard against laziness."
• "After all of the talk, after all the eggs that had been literally thrown at him, Irving sat jacketless with his elbows on the table, hands folded, and chin resting on his hands -- waiting."