wakened; wakening
ˈwāk-niŋ,
ˈwā-kə-
: awake
—often used with up
: to rouse especially out of sleep : wake
Examples of waken in a Sentence
a sudden loud noise wakened us
she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows
Recent Examples on the Web
As the world—wakened by the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Beirut, Paris, and now in California and London, too—struggles to defeat the Islamic State (also called ISIS), the answer is more important than ever.
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Jacob Olidort, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2015
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises.
—David Canfield, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 4 Apr. 2018
She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute.
—Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
Local comedy writer Mary Jo Crowley was asleep when a daytime call came in from her medical office, abruptly wakening her up.
—Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 June 2017
Jacob Olidort, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2015
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises.
—David Canfield, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 4 Apr. 2018
She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute.
—Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
Local comedy writer Mary Jo Crowley was asleep when a daytime call came in from her medical office, abruptly wakening her up.
—Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 June 2017
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“Waken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waken. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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