verb

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(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

example

I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

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(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

example

The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.

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To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

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To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

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To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

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To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

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To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

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To be alert; to keep watch

example

Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.

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To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

noun

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The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.

adjective

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Occurring during wakefulness.

Examples of waking in a Sentence

The crisp morning air wasn't necessary for the purpose of waking her up.

As you said, you're just waking up from a nightmare.

He wasn't waking up.

I have had dreams quite as vivid and my waking experiences.

Two straight days of vigorous outdoor activity coupled with a later-than-usual bedtime caused Dean to sleep through the six o'clock broadcast of Public Radio news, waking only when an extended arm felt an empty bed beside him.

Would you feel nervous waking up each morning to find a police car outside your house?

Upon waking, Darby donned the new apparel without remark or even apparent notice.

My next recollection is waking up as we entered the naval base at Singapore.

There is a choice of waking up to crystal clear DAB digital radio or an alarm buzzer.

What is happening in between moments of perception or thought in waking consciousness?

I was feeling in pretty good shape, despite waking up with a fairly gruff voice.

She babbles, gurgles, giggles, sucks on her bottle or dummy and cries when waking up.

I have this waking nightmare of hundreds of little Russians speaking English in a heavy Welsh farmer accent.

This, I suggest, is what makes the dream seem more real on waking up.

The moral is do not skimp on your bedding for there is nothing worse than waking up feeling chilly.

Imbolc celebrates the life force waking up from its winter slumber.

This interpretation combines a complacent universalism about values, with an optimism that China is slowly waking up to them.

Be honest with every single waking money wouldn't do belongs is a. Recent graduate of a good vindaloo early stages due.

On waking I lay long in bed yielding to sloth.

On waking she listened to what was going on behind the door and, hearing him groan, said to herself with a sigh that things were still the same.

The vast majority spend every waking hour trying to scrape a living, just to survive.

His first memory was of waking up then of everything he'd done for the day.

With her own bedroom came responsibilities – things like not waking up anyone else.

I threw a shawl over my head and ran to prevent them from waking Mr. Earnshaw by knocking.

What if in my waking hours a sound should ring through the silent halls of hearing?

Prince Andrew shook himself as if waking up, and his face assumed the look it had had in Anna Pavlovna's drawing room.

On waking in the morning she told the Rostovs and all her acquaintances the details of Count Bezukhov's death.

Several times, waking up, she heard his groans and muttering, the creak of his bed, and the steps of Tikhon and the doctor when they turned him over.

That sincerity which often comes with waking showed her clearly what chiefly concerned her about her father's illness.

Pierre asked, waking up.

He sat in the caleche, dozing and waking up by turns, and listening for any sound of firing on the right as an indication that the action had begun.

One desperate, frightened yell from the first French soldier who saw the Cossacks, and all who were in the camp, undressed and only just waking up, ran off in all directions, abandoning cannons, muskets, and horses.

The orderly had gone in before him and began waking somebody.

The bush begins to resonate with the sounds of birdsong and insects waking to another glorious day.

I have had more than a few nights waking upto cold spaghetti on toast and a solictor waiting to have a chat.

Be honest with every single waking money would n't do belongs is a. Recent graduate of a good vindaloo early stages due.

At the end of the recording you will be gently brought back to full waking consciousness with a combination of suggestion and music.

This may be broken into three to four hour stretches before waking to eat, or it may be in shorter one to two hour spurts.

New parents may find themselves waking several times in the middle of the night to change and feed their baby.

Although your toddler may have slept through the night for several months, he may now be waking at night and crying for you.

Try putting your son or daughter to bed 15 minutes earlier at night or waking up 15 minutes earlier in the morning to get some time for you.

In fact in the first few weeks of life, babies may sleep for no more than an hour before waking.

You'll be thrilled…until he starts waking up and wanting you in the middle of the night.

Even though you have a complete video and breathing monitoring system, do you sleep in the same room as your healthy child, waking with every breath or movement he makes?

If you find yourself waking over every movement or sound he makes, your lack of sleep could contribute to an overblown sense of paranoia.

The common SIDS case consists of a child going down for a nap and never waking up.

What you wear to sleep can make all the difference between waking up refreshed and feeling drained in the morning.

If you have back pain, neck pain or stiffness upon waking, compare foam mattress memory topper products and purchase one to alleviate your pain.

You may find a cat cuddling up with you in bed or waking you up every morning for some affection.

A loud and penetrating ring is going to be much more successful at waking a sound sleeper.

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