resting
rest·ing/ˈɹɛstɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
resting is spelled R-E-S-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (rest·ing). It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resting means “The action of rest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resting is restings.
How many letters and syllables are in resting?
| Letters | 7: R-E-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rest·ing |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is resting?
Resting appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resting?
- /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/
As a verb (“To sting again”): /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/.
Resting has 2 syllables, split rest·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-resting.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resting.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resting2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resting?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as resting.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stinger.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of resting
- restings plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- restinging participle, present
- restung participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of rest
- 2
A place where one can rest; a resting place.
- 3
A pause; a break; an interlude.
adjective
- 1
That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
- 2
Unemployed; out of work.
- 3
Remaining; stationary.
verb
- 1
To sting again.
- 2
present participle and gerund of rest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).