awaking

Sayuh-WAYK-ing/əˈweɪkɪŋ/

Noun pluralawakings

2 meanings of awaking

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of awake. Use it for waking up, as in "she is awaking."
The baby was slowly awaking from her nap.
Awaking early, she watched the sun come up over the lake.
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2
nouncountable
The act of waking up, or of suddenly becoming aware of something.
It was a slow awaking after such a long sleep.
The trip to the big city was a real awaking for the young farmer.
Similarawakening
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awaking is a form of awake

awake, verb: To wake up after being asleep. Full entry

Forms: awakeawakes he/she/itawaking -ing formawoke past tenseawoken past participle
Spelling: awake → awaking: drop the e, add -ing

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