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Meanings of resting in English

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Taking a resting position; do not exert; to gather new strength and recover.

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Usage of resting in English
1
He seemed to be resting quite well in contrast to Annja's situation.
Sacrifice
2
In the evening he was resting on the sofa in the drawing-room.
Clayhanger
3
Think of all the gold resting on sea bottoms, lost in shipwrecks.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
4
She spoke absently; her eyes resting on the snow-peak in the north.
The Great Amulet
5
Not resting on our laurels on something that happened four years ago.
Radio NZ
6
We apply this method to 24 sessions of human resting state fMRI.
Pubmed
7
She is now resting at home, her representative said in a statement.
Reuters
8
The resting place of Israel for the last days has been discovered.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
9
The central figure is naked Nature resting in the period of conception.
The Jewel City
10
As it stands in the principal pathway it is a well-known resting-place.
Pictures in Colour of the Isle of Wight
11
Train using maximum effort, resting well in between exercises to maximize quality.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
In the spring of 1763 they were resting in a false security.
The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war
13
Return to resting position, and then raise knees to the right elbow.
Climbing Magazine
14
After decades of dispute the writer's resting place may soon be confirmed.
The Irish Times
15
After all, this was and shall always be their final resting place.
Hearts of grey
16
So with the crew; they were resting, though not in drowsy slumberings.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
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