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resting

adjective rest·ing \ˈres-tiŋ\

: taken or measured when you are relaxed and not moving much

Full Definition of RESTING

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

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

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adjective rest·ing

: not physiologically active <red blood cells in a resting state>

: occurring in or performed on a subject at rest <a resting EEG> <a resting tremor>

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