waken
verb (used with object)
to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
are wakening
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present progressiveof waken.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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At his nod the barren solitudes round Phari are wakening into life.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler
Dreams of a nearer and dearer one are wakening in his young bosom.
From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Louisa Morgan
There are wakening chords in 490 / 432 the tune—and especially the chorus—when the counterpoint is well vocalized; and the effect is more pronounced the greater the symphony of voices.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Theron Brown
