awaken
verb (used with or without object)
to awake; waken.
are awakening
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present progressiveof awaken.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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“These are not dark times. These are awakening times,” she said in July while accepting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
Ukrainians are awakening with the awareness that, however, this ends up, they are now living in a different country.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2022
The old gods are awakening, and the pollsters are sharpening their needles.
From The Verge ● Nov. 2, 2020
Whether that comes to pass, Hammet said the civic engagement that so many previously apathetic Americans are awakening to – participating in “deciding what tomorrow looks like” – is an energizing force with many benefits.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2018
The Canadians are awakening from the repose of an age secured to them by good government and virtuous habits.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine
