resting

Etymology

noun

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 […] 1865, Merritt Munson, The History of Moses and the Israelites, page 199
2. A place where one can rest; a resting place.
3. A pause; a break; an interlude.

adj

1. That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
2. (euphemistic) Unemployed; out of work.
3. Remaining; stationary.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of rest