wakening

Definition of Wakening in English :

1. awakening, wakening, waking up

the act of waking

Example Sentences:
'it was an early awakening'
'it was the waking up he hated most'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wakening

verb

to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state

verb intransitive

1.

to become awake; come to one's senses after sleep or a state like sleep

2.

to become active, animated, or alive after inactivity or dormancy

verb transitive

3.

to cause to wake; awake

4.

to urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite

v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens

v.tr.

1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me.

2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir.

3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery.

v.intr.

1. To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow. See Usage Note at wake¹.

2. To become aware: wakened to the truth.