waking
/ˈweɪkɪŋ/
verb
- 1
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
“I woke up at four o'clock this morning.”
- 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
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- 4
To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- 5
To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
- 6
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- 7
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- 8
To be alert; to keep watch
“Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.”
- 9
To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
noun
- 1
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
adjective
- 1
Occurring during wakefulness.
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