waking

Plural: wakings

Noun

• The state of being awake; the act of becoming conscious.
• the state of remaining awake
  • "days of danger and nights of waking"
• The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.

Verb

• be awake, be alert, be there
• stop sleeping
• arouse or excite feelings and passions
• make aware of
• cause to become awake or conscious
• present participle and gerund of wake

Adjective Satellite

• marked by full consciousness or alertness
  • "worked every moment of my waking hours"

Adj

• Occurring during wakefulness.

Examples

• The sudden waking of his opponent to a brilliant play caused him alarm.

Synonyms

arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, rouse, stir up, wake, wake up, wakeful, waken

Antonyms

cause to sleep, fall asleep, sleep, sleeping

Anagrams of waking