waking

[US]/'weikiŋ/
[UK]/ˈwekɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. being awake
v. to wake up; to rouse from sleep; to evoke memories.

Phrases & Collocations

waking up

waking dream

Example Sentences

People are waking up that he is arrogant.

she is afraid that you are waking from her spell.

worked every moment of my waking hours.

Do you like waking to the sound of a radio?

She occupied all his waking thoughts.

He spends all his waking hours working.

stretches herself after waking up; stretched his calves before running.

He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.

Waking Lifegines audiences in Venice a bresk from the tales of a young man unable to wake up from a series of connecting dreams.

Citronellyl oxyacetaldehyde with thick and intense rose and lily note is widely used for waking up floral essences and a extremely precious synthetic perfume with wide applied perspective.

Real-world Examples

And who woke the wakers who did the waking?

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

Most of the country will be waking to a day off.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

When the doorbell goes it's like he's waking up from a warm slumber.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Megan and Bill are waking up Kelly.

Source: Halloween Adventures

I keep finding myself waking up here.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

No, listen-the little ones are waking up.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

There was waking, and there was sleeping.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

There was a smell in the air, a smell of earth waking after its long winter.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

I'd be waking up in the middle of the night.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

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