- present participle of wake.
waking
Example Sentences
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The idea of runaway doom is one of those fun and frightening pictures that survive only in the moment between dreaming and waking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
By the 13th day of using the oil, participants said they felt less sleepy after waking and more recovered from fatigue compared with periods when they used the unscented control.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"He caught up quickly because he devoted his whole life to it, for every waking hour and then some."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It seems that much of the Western world is waking up, roused by that sonorous noise that they just can’t seem to shake.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
He twisted and turned his neck, like a waking cat.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
