waking

wak-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    In a state of being awake; not sleeping.

  2. 2.

    Experienced while awake.

  3. 3.

    The state of being awake.

Related words

Antonyms: dreaming, sleeping, unconscious
See also: awake, conscious, sleep, wake
Synonyms: alert, awake, conscious

Etymology

Present participle of wake, from Old English wacan meaning "to become awake."