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It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.
Bryan Clay

Meaning of "waking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAKING

waking  [ˈweɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAKING


aching
ˈeɪkɪŋ
baking
ˈbeɪkɪŋ
braking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breathtaking
ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
heartbreaking
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋ
homemaking
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ
lovemaking
ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
matchmaking
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɪŋ
money-making
ˈmʌnɪmeɪkɪŋ
policy-making
ˈpɒlɪsɪmeɪkɪŋ
printmaking
ˈprɪntˌmeɪkɪŋ
quaking
ˈkweɪkɪŋ
record-breaking
ˈrɛkɔːdˈbreɪkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
undertaking
ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ
unquaking
ʌnˈkweɪkɪŋ
winemaking
ˈwaɪnmeɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAKING

wake-robin
wake-up
wake-up call
wakeboard
wakeboarder
wakeboarding
Wakefield
wakeful
wakefully
wakefulness
wakeless
wakeman
waken
wakener
waker
wakerife
wakes
wakey-wakey
waking dream
waking hours

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAKING

banking
English-speaking
film-making
freaking
French-speaking
glass-making
ground-breaking
home baking
in a manner of speaking
in the making
moviemaking
non-profit-making
overtaking
painstaking
phreaking
public speaking
risk-taking
sneaking
soaking
speaking
streaking

Synonyms and antonyms of waking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WAKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «waking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of waking

Translation of «waking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAKING

Find out the translation of waking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏醒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despertar
570 millions of speakers

English

waking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जागने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستيقاظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробуждения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acordar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদ্রাভঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

veille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wachend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

覚醒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỉnh dậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाग येणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyanık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

budząc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробудження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

starea de veghe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξύπνημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wakker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

waking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

waking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKING»

The term «waking» is very widely used and occupies the 15.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waking

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10 QUOTES WITH «WAKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waking.
1
Casey Affleck
After I left LA... it was like waking up. And so I moved back east and stopped auditioning.
2
James Allen
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
3
Woody Allen
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
4
Leigh-Allyn Baker
Our traditions have been waking up on Christmas morning and feasting on a southern breakfast. I'm from the South. We eat grits and biscuits and gravy and eggs with Ritz crackers and country ham, bacon, you name it.
5
Mitchell Baker
I mean, who wants to live waking up... at least I don't want to live waking up everyday about revenge.
6
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.
7
Bo Bice
It's not just about waking up and trying to be a star... It's practice, practice, practice.
8
Neal Boortz
There is nothing quite so depressing as waking up to face a day when you know that you are going to have to deal with a government office or bureaucrat.
9
Zach Braff
When we shoot 'Scrubs' I spend every waking hour of my life in an abandoned and haunted hospital. All I can date there are ghosts and they tend to be horrible snugglers.
10
Bryan Clay
It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAKING»

Discover the use of waking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence
After a car accident ended the lives of two of his family members and rendered him a paraplegic, the author undergoes rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic and decides to become a disabled yoga instructor.
Matthew Sanford, 2006
2
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma : the Innate Capacity to ...
A straightforward and drug-free approach to dealing with trauma and behavioral disorders, this book presents simple "first aid" tools to help prevent traumatic reactions from developing in the aftermath of "overwhelm" and injury.
Peter A. Levine, 1997
3
Waking
Long live Ron Rash the storyteller, but heres the news. Ron Rash the poet is back and giving us poems that are both the river stones and the water making them shine.
Ron Rash, 2011
4
Waking Up Married
From USA TODAY bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly comes WAKING UP MARRIED, a free book in Harlequin's brand-new contemporary romance collection—Harlequin KISS.
Mira Lyn Kelly, 2012
5
Waking Up Blind: Lawsuits Over Eye Surgery
And the medical center where you were treated is ignoring the problem.Waking Up Blind is the story of how an eye surgeon became the cause of an array of medical problems for his patients.
Thomas Harbin, 2009
6
Waking
Beauty is afraid to sleep—her dreams are haunted by the Shadow Lady who stalks and threatens her. During her waking hours, Beauty's life is safe, safer than she wants it to be.
Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry, 2006
7
Waking Storms
As a mermaid versus human war looms on the horizon, Luce falls in love with her sworn enemy Dorian and assumes her rightful role as queen of the mermaids.
Sarah Porter, 2012
8
Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive
There is a glory to life that most people-including believers-never see. In this insightful new book, John Eldredge presents the heart as central to life. Not only is the heart essential; the heart God has ransomed is also good.
John Eldredge, 2003
9
Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and ...
She has no memory of the panic and the rushing nurses and the loud cries of “Code Blue.” She simply remembers drifting off. And she remembers waking up in heaven.
Crystal McVea, Alex Tresniowski, 2013
10
Waking Up Just in Time
Following the structure of the twelve-step programs, a step-by-step guide to a happier, more-fulfilling life shows how to set priorities, manage stress, replace rationalization with honesty, overcome obsession, and triumph over failure.
Abraham J. Twerski, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
VIDEO: If you have trouble waking up the 'ejector bed' might be for you
"Taylors of harrogate asked me to make a wake up device to match there High Voltage coffee so I set about making this wonderful machine which so many of ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
2
7 creative strategies for waking up earlier every day
And successful people, from Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, wake up with (or before) the sun. Unfortunately, it's not always ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Michael Schumacher 'waking up' from coma
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is 'waking up' from a coma nearly a year after he suffered life-threatening injuries in a skiing accident, it was reported ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
4
Tyler, The Creator compares U2 album to 'like waking up with herpes'
Its legit like waking up with a pimple or like a herpe idk I did know you were on my phone. What the fuck." However, he appeared to come round to the idea ... «NME.com, Sep 14»
5
A third of smartphone owners check their mobile five minutes after …
A third of smartphone owners look at their device within the first five minutes of waking up in the morning - and one in six people check their mobiles more than ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
6
22 Executives Who Wake Up Really Early
They say the early bird catches the worm, and nowhere is this old adage more true than in business. Waking up early allows executives like AOL's Tim ... «Business Insider, Aug 14»
7
Lucid Dreamers Show Stronger Insight in Waking World
Lucid dreamers — those who recognize that they are asleep while dreaming — have better than average problem-solving skills in the waking world, according ... «PsychCentral.com, Aug 14»
8
Why night owls shun exercise: Waking up late 'makes it harder to …
'Waking up late and being an evening person were related to more time spent sitting, particularly on weekends and with difficulty making time to exercise.'. «Daily Mail, Jun 14»
9
Bank of England to simulate cyber war attacks in Operation Waking
This follows Operation Waking Shark 2, which took place in November 2013. In that exercise, the three day period saw financial services companies face DDoS ... «ITProPortal, Apr 14»
10
Michael Schumacher family: 'He is still waking up'
Michael Schumacher's family have said they “strongly believe” the Formula One legend will recover from his medically-induced coma, as they announced the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»

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