wake
verb (used without object)
to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed byup ).
half-waking
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a word derived from
wake.
Example Sentences
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By the early 20th century, the coffee house of The Spectator was seen as a kind of half-waking dream, which alluded the clinical scrutiny of the biographer or historian.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2015
Consequently, when surprised in a half-waking half-sleeping state, his fears Touretted out: he found himself saying the worst things his unconscious could imagine – precisely the remarks that Edith/Carmichael least wanted to hear.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2012
Classes, already fraught with social drama, turned into half-waking nightmares.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2012
At times, his sleep problems took the form of a related disorder that researchers call sleep terrors — essentially, a half-waking nightmare state that the subject is unable to snap out of.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
He moved in his sleep and a shaft of pain moved him from half-sleep to half-waking, and he winced.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
