wakening

American  

[wey-kuh-ning] / ˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /

noun

1. awakening.

2. Scots Law. a revival of a legal action or the process by which this is done.

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Other Word Forms

• unwakening adjective

Etymology

Origin of wakening

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; waken, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Barbara, who works with Joanne, said it was "such a shock wakening up to this".

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

And then I realized it was just my brain and my ears wakening up again to “this is what a theater sounds like.”

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2021

“It’s certainly some from new ownership. And it’s certainly from a wakening up from the league governance side; that you can’t keep doing things the way they were doing it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2018

“As core as ritual is, it’s a wakening practice to live lives of courage. Social justice is potentially more important to shape Jewish identity,” Jacobs said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2015

Then other servants, wakening, came down to build and light a fresh fire at the hearth.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer