What does waking mean?

Definitions for waking
wak·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word waking.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wakingadjective

    the state of remaining awake

    "days of danger and nights of waking"

  2. waking, wakefuladjective

    marked by full consciousness or alertness

    "worked every moment of my waking hours"

Wiktionary

  1. wakingadjective

    Occurring during wakefulness.

ChatGPT

  1. waking

    Waking refers to the state or process of regaining or returning to consciousness or awareness after sleep. It can also refer to the period of time in which someone is awake and engaging in conscious activity during a 24-hour cycle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waking

    of Wake

  2. Wakingnoun

    the act of waking, or the state or period of being awake

  3. Wakingnoun

    a watch; a watching

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of waking in a Sentence

  1. Rebecca Robbins:

    We found a 56 % increased risk of dementia and an 80 % greater risk of all cause mortality over the following eight years among those who experienced both concurrent sleep difficulties -- falling asleep or waking from sleep.

  2. Margaret Fuller:

    Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.

  3. Michelle Obama:

    I'm waking up in the middle of the night because I'm worrying about something or there's a heaviness.

  4. Richard Delorme:

    They don’t say, ‘Yes, I ended up here because of the coronavirus,’ but what they tell you about is a chaotic world, of ‘Yes, I’m not doing my activities any more,’ ‘I’m no longer doing my music,’ 'Going to school is hard in the mornings,’ ‘I am having difficulty waking up,’ ‘I am fed up with the mask.’.

  5. Proverb:

    Going to bed without dinner is better than waking up in debt.

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