Examples of “waking” in a Sentence

adjective Happening while someone is awake, as opposed to during sleep.

• The new parents worried about their baby during every waking moment.
• Her waking hours were filled with work and very little rest.
• He spent every waking hour studying for the exam.

noun The act or process of coming out of sleep.

• Waking early in summer is easy because the sun rises so soon.
• Slow waking is normal for me, so I always set two alarms.
• Waking was difficult after such a late night.