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waking

/ˈweɪkɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Waking means: marked by full consciousness or alertness.

Synonyms for waking2

adjective, as in marked by full consciousness or alertness

wakeful, awake

Opposites of waking

sleeping

What does waking mean?2

adjective

1

marked by full consciousness or alertness“worked every moment of my waking hours”

noun

1

the state of remaining awake“days of danger and nights of waking”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with waking?9

three syllables

mistaking
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Waking in a sentence

  • Somebody was knocking on my door, waking me from a deep sleep.Amastan
  • The sleeping man can be awoken, but who can awaken the waking one?sabretou
  • Ziri's dog started barking, waking the rest of his family.Amastan
  • She sat still for fear of waking the baby.CM
  • I couldn't get out of bed without waking him.OsoHombre
  • Waking up is an annoying way to start a day.DarkHollow
  • He makes a habit of waking up early.WestofEden
  • I should walk immediately on waking to get my juices flowing.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of waking

as a noun

plural
wakings