Awakening Definition

əwākəniŋ
awakenings
noun
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(a) Waking up.
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(an) Arousing or reviving, as of impulses, religion, etc.
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The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.

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(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

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(figuratively) Being roused into action or activity.
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adjective
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.
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verb

Present participle of awaken.

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the Great Awakening
  • any of several American movements of religious revival
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Other Word Forms of Awakening

Noun

Singular:
awakening
Plural:
awakenings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Awakening

  • the Great Awakening

Awakening Sentence Examples

  • He stopped as if awakening from a dream and lifted his head.

  • The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour.

  • From that day an awakening from life came to Prince Andrew together with his awakening from sleep.

  • Middle school math can be a rude awakening compared to the math skills that were required in elementary school.

  • This gig felt like an awakening of potential, a revving of the engine for a long dusty trip to come.

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GNGING

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