as in awakening
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1
as in awaking
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in wakening
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in alerting
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving
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Recent Examples of waking
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2020
Since becoming director of Dallas Animal Services in October 2017, Ed Jamison has spent every waking moment trying to get potential adopters and fosters into the shelter.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Both men are doing stuff that keeps them occupied, interests them on some level and pays the bills, but doesn’t consume their every waking thought.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
When nightmare scenarios move to the waking world, stark fictions and knotty personal histories offer guidance less in the factual specifics than in their emotional terrain.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2020
Since becoming director of Dallas Animal Services in October 2017, Ed Jamison has spent every waking moment trying to get potential adopters and fosters into the shelter.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
Verb
Ames Ward, the producer who was seen on the stream waking Speed up that very morning, says the experience of bringing Speed to so many cities in little more than a month was simply incredible.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Both men are doing stuff that keeps them occupied, interests them on some level and pays the bills, but doesn’t consume their every waking thought.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waking
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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
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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 plot revolves around a rare cosmic event when three significant nights – Chaitra Amavasya, Chaitra Purnima, and Baishakhi Amavasya – occur close together, awakening Trighori, a dark and destructive force rooted in folklore.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again Along with the cold, rounds of lake-effect snow are forecast for the Great Lakes region and the Northeast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The law offered Ohioans a cash incentive to inform on their neighbors by alerting local authorities whenever a white employer hired Black workers who had not registered or did not have proof of freedom.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The robot also serves as an inspection agent, alerting operators whenever unexpected occurrences or safety issues are detected in the warehouse area, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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For the record, both of those piano ballads were particularly rousing on Thursday evening.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Far fewer people are going camping, a popular activity in the cool fall weather; in some cities, staff are handing out flyers warning picnic-goers not to leave food lying around, NHK reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Republicans grappling with Tuesday’s Democratic romp are warning the White House that no matter how many foreign policy goals the president achieves, voters will care about the economy more.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Adding oils or a warm soak can increase sensitivity and make the experience both soothing and arousing.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, matcha’s high levels of L-theanine, a calming amino acid, help balance caffeine’s stimulating effects.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Waking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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