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resting

noun
/ˈɹɛstɪŋ//ɹiːˈstɪŋ/

Etymology

re- + sting

  1. inherited from *stungiz✻
  2. inherited from stynġ
  3. inherited from *stingaz✻
  4. inherited from sting
  5. inherited from styng
  6. formed as resting — “re- + sting”

Definitions

  1. The action of rest

    • Hence, if the universal Father had […] personally controlled the movements of the Israelites, and directed the course, the motions, and the restings, of that cloud […]

  2. A place where one can rest

    A place where one can rest; a resting place.

  3. A pause

    A pause; a break; an interlude.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. That rests

      That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.

    2. Unemployed

      Unemployed; out of work.

    3. Remaining

      Remaining; stationary.

      • For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute

    4. present participle and gerund of rest

    5. To sting again.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at resting. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01resting02break03crack04debilitated05run06reaching07attempt08overcome09surmount

A definitional loop anchored at resting. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at resting

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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