awakening, wakening, waking up
(noun) the act of waking; “it was an early awakening”; “it was the waking up he hated most”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
awakening (comparative more awakening, superlative most awakening)
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
awakening (plural awakenings)
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
awakening
present participle of awaken
Source: Wiktionary
A*wak"en*ing, a.
Definition: Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.
– A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.
A*wak"en*ing, n.
Definition: The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
A*wak"en, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] Etym: [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. awæcnan, awæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]
Definition: To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. Cowper. Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson.
Syn.
– To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
