awaking

verb

present participle of awake
1
as in waking
to cause to stop sleeping awoke the boys for breakfast

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2
as in awakening
to cease to be asleep at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

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Recent Examples of awaking In Hocus Pocus, Dani, her older brother Max (Omri Katz) and his crush Allison (Vinessa Shaw) have to save the children of Salem, Massachusetts after accidentally awaking the witch Sanderson sisters from their 300-year slumber. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025 Tirso Ornelas’ seventh-inning grand slam triggered a late-game awaking as Triple-A El Paso beat host Sugar Land 13-2 on Wednesday. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaking
  1. waking
  2. awakening
Verb
  • Ensemble sitcoms live and die by their chemistry, so the cast — encouraged by Kronengold and Shaw — spend almost every waking moment together while filming.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There are few things more frustrating than waking in the middle of the night feeling hot, sticky and uncomfortable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of waking
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  • The first thing Kontras remembers after his surgery is awakening and seeing his left arm still intact.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Awaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaking. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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