- present participle of wake.
waking
Example Sentences
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For the next couple of weeks, she’d couch surf until ultimately sleeping in her van, waking up early to wait tables at an oyster bar on Sunset Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She was given her first by her parents when she was eight, in Christmas 1932, and remembers waking up and seeing a huge parcel all wrapped up.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Chef’s chosen method for waking Tony in the morning is rude, funny and effective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"They fly overhead, whether we're waking up in the morning -- at 7 am even -- or when we're going to bed, they're always flying about. So no-one's safe."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She was still wary of waking his brothers, but the rest of them were just as asleep as the ones upstairs were.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
