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- [weyk]
- /weɪk/
- /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyk]
- /weɪk/
Definitions of waking word
- verb without object waking to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object waking to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams. 1
- verb without object waking to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. 1
- verb without object waking to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you. 1
- verb without object waking to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return. 1
- verb without object waking to hold a wake over a corpse. 1
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Origin of waking
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) in sense “to become awake” continuing Middle English waken, Old English *wacan (found only in past tense wōc and the compounds onwacan, āwacan to become awake; see awake (v.)); in sense “to be awake” continuing Middle English waken, Old English wacian (cognate with Old Frisian wakia, Old Saxon wakōn, Old Norse vaka, Gothic wakan); in sense “to rouse from sleep” continuing Middle English waken, replacing Middle English wecchen, Old English weccan, probably altered by association with the other senses and with the k of Old Norse vaka; (noun) Middle English: state of wakefulness, vigil (late Middle English: vigil over a dead body), probably continuing Old English *wacu (found only in nihtwacu night-watch); all ultimately < Germanic *wak- be lively; akin to watch, vegetable, vigil
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Parts of speech for Waking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
waking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
waking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for waking
noun waking
- awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
- arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
- revival — restoration to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, etc.
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
adjective waking
- wakeful — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
- rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
Antonyms for waking
Top questions with waking
- why do i keep waking up at 4am?
- what to remember when waking?
- headache when waking up?
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