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[ uh-wey-kuh-ning ] / əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR awakening ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiverousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet. nounthe act of awaking from sleep. a revival of interest or attention. a recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something: a rude awakening to the disagreeable facts. a renewal of interest in religion, especially in a community; a revival. Origin of awakeningFirst recorded in 1585–95; awaken + -ing2, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM awakeninga·wak·en·ing·ly, adverbre·a·wak·en·ing, nounun·a·wak·en·ing, adjectiveWords nearby awakeningAWACS, await, Awaji, awake, awaken, awakening, award, awardee, award wage, aware, awareness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for awakeningIt was a little bit like an awakening, and I just stuck with it. Ron Perlman's Secret Suicide Attempt|William O’Connor|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her screams attracted attention, awakening one man who lived on the seventh floor of a nine-story building across the street. The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST For some, it sped up a process of awakening that may have taken years. Psychedelics Are Ready for a Comeback|Abby Haglage|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST “There has been an awakening,” a British defense official told The Daily Beast. Did Vladimir Putin Just Save NATO?|Nico Hines|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shortly after his ninth birthday, Edwards experienced a “season of awakening.” The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist|Matthew Paul Turner|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST That harsh call to return rang in their hearts by day and by night, awakening home-sickness and desire. The Outrage|Annie Vivanti On their awakening, however, a very disagreeable surprise awaited them. The Indian Scout|Gustave Aimard When he was eighteen years of age, an awakening occurred among the young people of his neighborhood. Sermons of Christmas Evans|Joseph Cross So I welcome, rather than fear, the over-susceptibility of the awakening senses to external sights and sounds. A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Awakening at dawn to find a cloudless sky, I crawled out, pushed off, and was in Glendive before six o'clock. Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for awakening/ (əˈweɪkənɪŋ, əˈweɪknɪŋ) /
nounthe start of a feeling or awareness in a persona picture of an emotional awakening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to awakeningrebirth, incitement, enlivening, provocation, revival, renewal, rousing, waking, stimulation, birth, animating, kindling, activation, awaking, arousal |