awake
verb (used with or without object)
to wake up; rouse from sleep.
had been awaking
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past perfect progressiveof awake.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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While the emperor spoke, the company had been awaking from the stupor caused by the wine they had been drinking.
From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
