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waking::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wakeful |
worked every moment of my waking hours.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | consciousness |
| Has types | wakefulness |
| Derivation | wake |
days of danger and nights of waking.
Examples of waking
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America was waking up to this book on the back of a couple of very good reviews.
From the time.com
Now they are waking up from their European dream to find that it is a nightmare.
From the telegraph.co.uk
There are innumerable options which would not be available in waking experience.
From the newscientist.com
Shouty prats waking up whole neighbourhoods on their way home after a night out.
From the independent.co.uk
On the other hand, if you don't go to bed, you might be able to avoid waking up.
From the denverpost.com
He noted that upon waking from surgery, the first thing she did was tell a joke.
From the chron.com
The likelihood of one candidate waking away with 50 percent of the vote is slim.
From the dailynews.com
As a result, women must wear a compression sleeve and glove during waking hours.
From the cnn.com
She was an outlaw, living with a biker, waking up every morning with a hangover.
From the denverpost.com
- Marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"
- The state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"
- (wake) aftermath: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
- (wake) be awake, be alert, be there
- Wake Island: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
- Wake up: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
- The Waking is a poem written by Theodore Roethke in 1953 in the form of a villanelle. It is a self-reflexive poem that describes waking up from sleep. It comments on the unknowable in a contemplative mood. It also has been interpreted as comparing life to sleep.
- (The Wake (album)) The Wake is the third studio album by the British neo-progressive rock band IQ and was released in 1985. Its release was almost simultaneous with that of Marillion's Misplaced Childhood album. Reviewed in Kerrang! magazine, both albums were equally praised. ...
- (The Wake (band)) The Wake were a British post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty (formerly of Altered Images), Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie. ...
