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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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
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 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
Ronan Lynch has the power to bring objects from dreams into the waking world.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
Noe-Idlebird's mother flew from Monterey, Calif., and has spent every waking moment with their daughter since the accident, providing status updates and pictures every day.
—Perry Vandell, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020
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Except now, without practices and position meetings and all the usual minutiae consuming every waking moment of a coach’s day, Williams has never had so much time.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 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
Ronan Lynch has the power to bring objects from dreams into the waking world.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
Noe-Idlebird's mother flew from Monterey, Calif., and has spent every waking moment with their daughter since the accident, providing status updates and pictures every day.
—Perry Vandell, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waking
Verb
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In retrospect, Johnson’s warning back on December 26 was apt.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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Domino’s Pizza Some crises can strike without warning with others can build and simmer over a period of time.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The use of that familiar John Williams score in the marketing implies a welcome return to the rousing spirit of the Christopher Reeve Superman films.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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Demi Moore gave me a taste of her rousing Golden Globes speech at Saturday morning’s Indie Spirits brunch in Santa Monica.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Your letter completes our stimulating and fruitful relationship these several (many?) years.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Best of all, admission is free for everyone on Tuesdays, providing a budget-friendly and intellectually stimulating way to spend an afternoon indoors.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Waking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waking. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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