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ruhende

Ruhende is the present participle of the German verb ruhen, meaning to rest or lie at rest. In grammar, it functions as an adjective describing a state of rest, inactivity, or dormancy. As an adjective it is declined like other attributive adjectives, with forms such as ruhender Mann, ruhende Frau, ruhendes Teilchen, and ruhende Männer. With a definite article the forms become der ruhende Mann, die ruhende Frau, das ruhende Teilchen, die ruhenden Männer; with no article the strong endings are ruhender Mann, ruhende Frau, ruhendes Teilchen, ruhende Männer.

In use, ruhende can describe objects, people, or processes that are not currently active. Examples include a

Ruhende is related to the broader concept of rest or dormancy, contrasting with active or moving states

See also: ruhe (rest), ruhend (present participle form), Quiescence (dormancy) in biology, rest state in physics.

ruhender
Hund
(a
resting
dog),
eine
ruhende
Bevölkerung
(a
resting/dormant
population),
or
ruhende
Zellen
in
biology
to
denote
cells
in
a
non-dividing,
quiescent
state.
The
term
is
common
in
scientific
contexts
to
denote
dormancy
or
inactivity
and
also
appears
in
everyday
language
to
describe
things
kept
in
a
state
of
rest.
described
by
other
forms
of
ruhen
or
related
verbs.
It
can
be
used
figuratively
to
indicate
a
lull
or
pause
in
activity,
such
as
ruhigende
Gedanken
(resting
thoughts)
or
in
literary
descriptions
of
landscapes
and
states
of
being.