wake
verb (used without object)
to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed byup ).
am waking
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present progressiveof wake (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I would like to be someone who wakes up around 7 to 8 a.m., but I am waking up probably in the 9 to 10 a.m. vicinity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
"Every morning I am waking up hoping that someone will call or text me that now we can go back home," she said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022
When I wake up in the morning, I am waking to a world that says I can be a titan of industry, politics or culture.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2016
"Every day I am waking up and I’m like, 'I can’t believe it. I’m a three times world champion,'" the Mercedes driver told reporters after an event organized by team sponsor Puma for employees.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2015
I am waking up to a sense of who is who.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
