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WAKING

Pronunciation (US):

• WAKING (noun)
The noun WAKING has 1 sense:

1. the state of remaining awake

Familiarity information: WAKING used as a noun is very rare.

• WAKING (adjective)
The adjective WAKING has 1 sense:

1. marked by full consciousness or alertness

Familiarity information: WAKING used as an adjective is very rare.

• WAKING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The state of remaining awake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

days of danger and nights of waking

Hypernyms ("waking" is a kind of...):

consciousness (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waking"):

wakefulness (a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world)

Antonym:

sleeping (the state of being asleep)

• WAKING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Marked by full consciousness or alertness

Synonyms:

waking; wakeful

Context example:

worked every moment of my waking hours

Similar:

awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)

"Two's company, three's a crowd."
(English proverb)
"Do not hide like a fly under the tail of a horse."
(Albanian proverb)
"He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes."
(Arabic proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines."
(Corsican proverb)

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