waking

Definition

  • adjective: passing while you are awake and able to think and act
  • adjective: passed in a conscious or alert state
  • synonyms: watch, watching, awake

Examples

  • Tourists are only now 'waking up to' the fact [=are only now starting to realize] that this is a great place to visit.

  • I spent every 'waking hour/moment' [=every hour/moment when I was awake] thinking about how to fix the problem.

  • She can never remember her dreams upon 'waking'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You know, whatever is doing this to you wants you to feel this way. But why? Because that's what makes it stronger. PEGGY: Around the time this all started, Janet started waking up here in the middle of the night. This is the spot that Janet said Bill Wilkins died, right here. - (SIGHS) (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2