- present tense form of waken (3rd person singular).
wakens
Example Sentences
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Finally, there is an a cappella performance of the Irish song of rebellion “A Row in the Town,” and it is performed with an anger that wakens the senses as it freezes the blood.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2018
As in the novel, Joseph wakens to the news that he has been accused of some unspecified crime, of which he can never prove himself innocent.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2015
But when Turi finally wakens Annalena Persson's Brünnhilde, she turns out to be squally in her upper register, which makes the final duet a bit anticlimactic after all that has gone before.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2013
“This move by the IOC will be the call that wakens a sleeping tiger,” he said.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2013
He forces his horse through the flames and wakens Brynhild, who gives herself to him joyfully because he has proved his valor in reaching her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
