AWAKING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

awaking

verb

present participle of awake

as in waking

to cause to stop sleeping awoke the boys for breakfast

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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

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The tablet threatens to consume the 8-year-old’s every waking moment, leaving no time for making memories with her partners in pretend.

— Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Having things 'go viral' every waking second in order to have everyone 'in your corner' trust or even listen to your artistic vision.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026