awake
verb (used with or without object)
to wake up; rouse from sleep.
was awaking
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past progressiveof awake.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"During these hours of anguish, I seemed to sense that the old Gallic cockerel was awaking from its torpor," he wrote in an email to parishioners that fellow priests quickly shared.
From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2019
“During these hours of anguish, I seemed to sense that the old Gallic cockerel was awaking from its torpor,” he wrote in an email to parishioners that fellow priests quickly shared.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2019
I kept thinking I had slept and was awaking after dreaming of a tiger.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Elsie could think of no response, and fearing that he was awaking painful feelings, Mr. Middleton changed the subject by inquiring kindly after her stepmother.
From Elsie Marley, Honey by Joslyn Gray
Interest was awaking in England in American enterprises, and, fortunately for Keith, he had friends on that side.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
