awakening 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of awakeningnext
as in waking

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awakening

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verb

present participle of awaken
1
as in awaking
to cause to stop sleeping be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

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2
as in wakening
to cease to be asleep guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes

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  1. waking
  2. arousing
  3. rousing
  4. stimulating
Adjective
  • Students spend more waking hours a day at school than at home in the July-May.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Teens spend much of their waking time with peers and friends.
    Catherine Bagwell, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2020
Definition of waking
Adjective
  • Squeezing lube out of a bottle until the cold goop squirts out isn't the most arousing act.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Some research suggests that men around the world find a specific waist-to-hip ratio (0.7) to be most arousing.
    Ogi Ogas, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2011
Definition of arousing
Adjective
  • By the calculus of marquee appeal, this final face-off makes sense: What could be more rousing, in theory, than Mescal versus Denzel — than pitting a rising star against one of Hollywood’s most bankable veterans?
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But a packed house full of fans of both Flanagan and the legendary Stephen King made for one of the most rousing screenings of this young festival.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of rousing
Adjective
  • Verghese said caregivers and loved ones could also engage in cognitively and mentally stimulating activities like puzzles, cards, and strategy games to keep the brain active.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Compounds with stimulating effects have been used by humans for millennia, sometimes in war for the purposes of alleviating fear or increasing alertness.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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