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Vinony

awakening

noun

  1. act of ceasing to sleep
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English awaken English -ing English awakening From awaken + -ing.

  1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting

    “the awakening city”

    “an awakening discourse”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English awaken English -ing English awakening From awaken + -ing.

  1. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
  2. A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
  3. Being roused into action or activity.

    “When I invited women to decide for themselves which rite of passage to talk or write about, I found that only a few chose their sexual awakening.”

  4. The act of becoming aware of something.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English awaken English -ing English awakening From awaken + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of awaken