awaken
verb (used with or without object)
to awake; waken.
has been awakening
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present perfect progressiveof awaken (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A similar intellectual change has been coming over the Eastern world, and has been awakening the slumbering nations.
From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Augustus Hopkins Strong
The development of the movement for dental inspection of school children in Cleveland shows that the educational system has been awakening to a realization of the truth and significance of Dr. Osler's statement.
From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres
