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
There are lots of times when I’m trying to fall asleep at someone’s place, and if they don’t have blackout curtains, I am waking up with any amount of sunlight.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018
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
Life seemed all peace and—today—I have known a mother's love and my mother.—I have known a lover's touch—love beyond love.—I am waking from a dream.
From More Portmanteau Plays by Stuart Walker
