- present participle of wake.
waking
Example Sentences
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Participants wore a headband that recorded brain waves, used a smartwatch to monitor sleep, and filled out a questionnaire each morning about how they had slept and how they felt upon waking.
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
Fragmented sleep - which can happen if you're waking up due to a snoring partner - can interrupt this process, impacting your focus and memory.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It seemed the pixies had nested in my chimney, and now that they were waking, the whole cottage had become one big, swarming pixie nest.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
