as in waking
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1
as in awakening
to cause to stop sleeping
a sudden loud noise wakened us
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2
as in awaking
to cease to be asleep
she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows
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Adjective
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Students spend more waking hours a day at school than at home in the July-May.—
Madeleine Parrish,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Oct. 2024 -
Teens spend much of their waking time with peers and friends.—
Catherine Bagwell,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2020
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Squeezing lube out of a bottle until the cold goop squirts out isn't the most arousing act.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
4 Feb. 2023
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Some research suggests that men around the world find a specific waist-to-hip ratio (0.7) to be most arousing.—
Ogi Ogas,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2011
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“Wakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakening. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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