# awaking

Pronunciation: say "uh-WAYK-ing" /əˈweɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of awake. — present participle and gerund of awake
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of awake. Use it for waking up, as in "she is awaking."
   - _Awaking in a strange hotel room, he needed a moment to remember where he was._
   - _The speech succeeded in awaking old fears among the voters._

## Noun

2. An awakening, whether from sleep, from a state of inaction, or into awareness of something.
   - Simple: The act of waking up, or of suddenly becoming aware of something.
   - _The spring festival celebrates the town's yearly awaking after a long, quiet winter._
   - _Reading the letters brought a slow, painful awaking to what his father had suffered._

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