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Antonyms for re sting


Grammar : Adj, adv, verb
Spell : res-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛs tɪŋ



Definition of re sting

Origin :
  • "sleep," Old English ræste, reste "rest, bed, intermission of labor, mental peace," common Germanic (cf. Old Saxon resta "resting place, burial-place," Dutch rust, Old High German rasta, German Rast "rest, peace, repose"), of uncertain origin.
  • Original sense seems to be a measure of distance (cf. Old High German rasta, which in addition to "rest" meant "league of miles," Old Norse rost "league, distance after which one rests," Gothic rasta "mile, stage of a journey"), perhaps a word from the nomadic period. Unless the original sense is "repose," thence extended secondarily to "distance between two resting place."
  • The meaning "support, thing upon which something rests" is attested from 1580s. At rest "dead" is from mid-14c., on the notion of "last rest." Rest stop is from 1973. Colloquial expression to give (something) a rest "to stop talking about it" is first recorded 1927, American English.
  • As in indolent : adj lazy
  • As in asleep : adj unconscious
  • As in serene : adj calm, undisturbed
  • As in unemployed : adj without a job
  • As in idling : adj lounging
  • As in occupying : adj filling a place
  • As in remaining : adj staying
  • As in resting : adj taking rest
  • As in resting : adj situated
  • As in resting : adj inactive
  • As in fallow : adj inactive
  • As in peacefully : adv calmly
  • As in kick back : verb relax
  • As in lay : verb put, place
  • As in lay off : verb stop doing
  • As in lean : verb bend, angle toward
  • As in lie : verb be prostrate, flat
  • As in light : verb step down; land
  • As in loll : verb lay sprawled
  • As in nap : verb take a short, light sleep
  • As in pause : verb wait, delay
  • As in perch : verb sit atop of
  • As in place : verb locate, situate
  • As in prop : verb hold up or lean against
  • As in put : verb position
  • As in recline : verb lie down
  • As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
  • As in remain : verb stay, wait
  • As in repose : verb relax; recline
  • As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
  • As in rest : verb lie, recline
  • As in rest : verb depend, hinge
  • As in set : verb position, place
  • As in sit : verb rest on one's behind
  • As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
  • As in sojourn : verb travel briefly; visit
  • As in base : verb build plan or opinion on
  • As in stand : verb be in force, exist
  • As in be : verb exist
  • As in tarry : verb dawdle, delay
  • As in turn in : verb go to bed
  • As in unwind : verb relax
  • As in calm down : verb compose oneself
  • As in : verb take a short break
  • As in break : verb stop an action
  • As in predicate : verb imply
  • As in surcease : verb stop
  • As in hinge on : verb depend
  • As in inhere : verb consist
  • As in siesta : verb nap
  • As in abide : verb stop temporarily and wait for
  • As in underpin : verb base
  • As in consist : verb exist, reside
  • As in continue : verb persist, carry on
  • As in depend : verb be contingent on
  • As in deposit : verb locate, put in place for safekeeping
  • As in dwell : verb live in
  • As in establish : verb authenticate; demonstrate
  • As in found : verb put on a base
  • As in ground : verb base, set; educate
  • As in halt : verb stop, cause to stop
  • As in hang : verb suspend or be suspended
  • As in hang : verb depend on future action
  • As in hinge : verb be contingent on

Synonyms for re sting

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