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waken::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up |
| Type of | turn, change state |
| Derivation | wakening |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | bring to, call, bring back, bring around, bring round, reawaken |
Examples of waken
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She trod softly, so as not to waken him, and went through into the room beyond.
From the theatlantic.com
Until a few months ago, my three-pound boy dog would dance on my face to waken me.
From the time.com
In the next scene, Homer is seen fallen out of his car, and waken up by Marge.
From the en.wikipedia.org
May he rest only when beaten unconscious, and may he waken daily for more of the same.
From the ocregister.com
America, on the other hand, has tried to use government policy to waken a slumbering bear.
From the washingtontimes.com
I finished my task, gladly, and went inside happily, to waken my family.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
She would waken him but not with a touch because he might flail out.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
That night I sleep 12 blissful hours and waken the next day with a faintly numbing headache.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Just after dawn on V-E day, I was the first of our crew to waken.
From the ocregister.com
- Awaken: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
- Wake up: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
- (wakening) awakening: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
- Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavior responses to the external world such as communication, ambulation, nutritional ingestion and procreation. ...
- To awake or rouse from sleep; to stir
