Unscramble waking

Definition of waking

adjective:

• marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours". Synonyms: wakeful.

noun:

• the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking". Antonyms: sleeping.

verb:

• be awake, be alert, be there. Synonyms: wake. Antonyms: sleep.
• stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock". Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken. Antonyms: fall asleep.
• arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor", "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world", "Wake old feelings of hatred". Synonyms: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake.
• make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation". Synonyms: wake.
• cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street", "Please wake me at 6 AM.". Synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken. Antonyms: cause to sleep.

Related words

call, ferment, reawaken, wakefulness.

Words nearby

baking, making, taking, wading, walking, waning, waving, waxing.

Rhymes with

aching, baking, breaking, forsaking, making, mistaking, remaking, retaking, shaking, taking.