Waking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Waking is an adjective meaning Occurring during wakefulness.
Meaning
Occurring during wakefulness.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of wake
- The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
Example Sentences
A waking nightmare
Counting occupied my every waking thought.
The city had as yet hardly drawn its first waking breath.
[…] there are no words to describe the way she negotiated the abyss between her dreams, those wakings strange as her sleepings.
Word Forms
- wakings
Antonyms for waking
Common opposites include sleeping.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include awake, awaken, awakening, activate, alarm, reviving.
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