resting

B1 · Intermediate Medicine

adj. staying still and not doing anything at the moment.

adj. being in a state of inactivity, sleep, or tranquility; often used to describe a baseline physical state.

“Your resting heart rate is usually lower when you are calm.”

“The technician measured the patient's resting metabolic rate to determine how many calories they burned while completely still.”

C1 · Advanced Theater Humorous · British English · Informal

adj. a polite or funny way to say an actor does not have a job right now.

adj. a euphemistic and often humorous term used specifically within the performing arts to describe an actor who is currently unemployed.

“He is a resting actor who currently works in a café while waiting for his next big role.”

“The pub was full of resting actors discussing their recent failed auditions and the scarcity of television work this season.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Literary · Formal

n. a place where someone is buried or where they find final peace.

n. a state or place of final repose, typically used in the phrase 'resting place' to refer to a grave.

“The old churchyard was a quiet resting place for the village ancestors.”

“The explorers finally discovered the ancient king's final resting place deep within the hidden valley.”