wakening

[wey-kuh-ning] / ˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /

VERB

stop sleeping

Synonyms

WEAK

arise awake awaken be roused bestir bring to life call come to get out of bed get up nudge open one's eyes prod rise rise and shine roll out rouse shake stir stretch tumble out turn out wake up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade nap sleep

VERB

excite, stimulate

Synonyms

WEAK

activate animate arouse awaken challenge enliven fire fire up freshen galvanize grasp jazz up key up kindle notice pep up provoke quicken rally renew rouse see steam up stir up switch on understand whet zip up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade nap sleep

VERB

wake

Synonyms

STRONG

arise arouse awake awaken bestir call nudge prod rise rouse shake stir stretch

WEAK

be roused bring to life come to get out of bed get up open one's eyes rise and shine roll out tumble out turn out wake up

Antonyms

STRONG

calm deaden discourage go to sleep lull sleep

Example Sentences

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All these wakening giants will be more ready to act if they can see their rich counterparts put their finance where their words are.

From BBC

"And then I only remember wakening up 30 days later, unaware of what the family had been through."

From BBC

“It’s a good wakening call for a lot of businesses.”

From Reuters

Warmer seas are creating more rain, wakening dormant eggs, and cyclones that disperse the swarms are getting stronger and more frequent.

From Reuters

The Piccadilly Theater incident “may be a very good wakening call to realize the large amounts of money that need to go back to keep these 100-year-old buildings in condition,” he added.

From New York Times