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waking

WAY-king/ˈweɪkɪŋ/

Noun pluralwakings

3 meanings of waking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of wake. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.

    She is waking the children for breakfast.

    Waking early takes some getting used to.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Happening while you are awake, not asleep.

    She spends most of her waking hours at the office.

    In his waking moments he could still hear the music.

    Similarconscious

    Oppositesleeping

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  3. 3
    noun
    The moment of coming out of sleep, or the time spent awake.

    Her sudden waking startled the cat off the bed.

    After surgery, his slow waking left him confused for hours.

    Similarawakening

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waking is a form of wake

wake, verb: To stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping. Full entry

Forms
wakewakes he/she/itwaking -ing formwoke past tensewoken past participle
Spelling
wake → waking: drop the e, add -ing

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