wakening
present participle ofwaken
waken
verb[IorT]
formaluk/ˈweɪ.kən/us/ˈweɪ.kən/to (causeto)wakefromsleep:
Ishookhim but he didn't waken.
Waken me at 7.00, would you?
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- be in the land of the livingidiom
- come
- conscious
- consciousness
- get up
- insomniac
- keep
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- not sleep a winkidiom
- sit(someone)up
- stir
- toss
- wakeful
- waken
- waking
Examplesofwakening
wakening
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We arewakeningup to our folly at last, and we only ask for a small proportion of what we ought to have.
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We consider that the fullest practicable disclosure of information concerning the activities of companies will lessen such opportunities and accord with awakeningsocial consciousness.
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I was glad that the report devoted a section towakeningtimes.
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Surpluses in the trade in services have also beenwakeningover recent years.
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Uponwakening, the ritualist seer could, for example, write down everything he or she has experienced, witnessed, or been told.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Uponwakening, she craves more.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From there, there seemed to come a delicate breeze, filling the air with biting cold, and among the murmuring woods on neighboring hillswakeningthe birds into joyous song.
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