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- [uh-wey-kuh-ning]
- /əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ/
- /əˈweɪ.kən.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-wey-kuh-ning]
- /əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ/
Definitions of awakening word
- noun awakening the start of a feeling or awareness in a person 3
- noun awakening (a) waking up 3
- noun awakening (an) arousing or reviving, as of impulses, religion, etc. 3
- countable noun awakening The awakening of a feeling or realization is the start of it. 2
- adjective awakening rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet. 1
- noun awakening the act of awaking from sleep. 1
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Origin of awakening
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; awaken + -ing2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Awakening
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awakening popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awakening
noun awakening
- rebirth — a new or second birth: the rebirth of the soul.
- incitement — the act of inciting.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- revival — restoration to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, etc.
- renewal — the act of renewing.
adjective awakening
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
Antonyms for awakening
noun awakening
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sleeping — the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
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