waking

/ˈweɪkɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

    I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
  2. 2

    (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

    The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
  3. 3

    To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

  4. 4

    To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

  5. 5

    To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

  6. 6

    To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

  7. 7

    To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

  8. 8

    To be alert; to keep watch

    Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.
  9. 9

    To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.

adjective

  1. 1

    Occurring during wakefulness.

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