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

  • (..) Photos are for people who can't remember. Drink some ginkgo and let the photos burn. In fact, let everything burn and imagine waking up tomorrow with nothing. It's kind of exhilarating, isn't it? Welcome back, Mr. Bingham. Ryan Bingham's office. You put me in a Dodge Stratus in Kansas City. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air