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I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.
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Meaning of "waking hours" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAKING HOURS

waking hours  [ˈweɪkɪŋ ˈaʊəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAKING HOURS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waking hours is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAKING HOURS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waking hours in the English dictionary

The definition of waking hours in the dictionary is your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAKING HOURS


after-hours
ˌɑːftərˈaʊəz
contours
ˈkɒntʊəz
flexihours
ˈflɛksɪˌaʊəz
hours
aʊəz
ours
aʊəz
scours
ˈskaʊəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAKING HOURS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAKING HOURS

banking hours
book of hours
business hours
consulting hours
daylight hours
late hours
licensing hours
little hours
office hours
opening hours
peak hours
school hours
shopping hours
small hours
surgery hours
the small hours
till all hours
Tours
twenty-four hours
twilight hours
visiting hours

Synonyms and antonyms of waking hours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waking hours» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAKING HOURS

Find out the translation of waking hours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waking hours 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 hours» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

醒着的时候
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las horas de vigilia
570 millions of speakers

English

waking hours
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जागने घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساعات الاستيقاظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бодрствования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

as horas de vigília
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্ম ঘন্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heures d´éveil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangun jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wachstunden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起きている時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨어있는 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam tangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giờ thức dậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழித்திருக்கும் மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाग येणे तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyanma saatleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ore di veglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jawie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξυπνώντας ώρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wakker ure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vakna timmar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

våkne timer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waking hours

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKING HOURS»

The term «waking hours» is regularly used and occupies the 102.461 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKING HOURS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waking hours» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waking hours» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «WAKING HOURS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waking hours.
1
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.
2
Tom Chatfield
For all the sophistication of a world in which most of our waking hours are spent consuming or interacting with media, we have scarcely advanced in our understanding of what attention means.
3
John Hope
I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.
4
Tim Jackson
Productivity - the amount of output delivered per hour of work in the economy - is often viewed as the engine of progress in modern capitalist economies. Output is everything. Time is money. The quest for increased productivity occupies reams of academic literature and haunts the waking hours of C.E.O.s and finance ministers.
5
Walter de La Mare
A lost but happy dream may shed its light upon our waking hours, and the whole day may be infected with the gloom of a dreary or sorrowful one; yet of neither may we be able to recover a trace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAKING HOURS»

Discover the use of waking hours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waking hours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Waking Hours
Welcome to East Salem.
Lis Wiehl, 2011
2
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
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Classified List of Publications of the Carnegie Institution ...
During waking hours with the same subjects the average proportion of the total heat required to vaporize the water from the lungs and skin is 21 per cent, noticeably lower than during sleep. The variations are from 19 to 26 per cent. In table 79 ...
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1910
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The Metabolism and energy transformations of healthy man ...
RATIO OF WATER VAPORIZED DURING SLEEP TO WATER VAPORIZED DURING WAKING HOURS. The general state of lowered metabolism obtaining during sleep would be expected to have an effect upon the vaporization of water,  ...
Francis Gano Benedict, 1910
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Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
35 per cent. During waking hours with the same subjects the average proportion of the total heat required to vaporize the water from the lungs and skin is 21 per cent, noticeably lower than during sleep. The variations are from 19 to 26 per cent ...
‎1910
6
Annual report
more than half of their waking hours in idleness, hurtful to them physically, mentally, and morally. VII. Schools and the summer vacation. — The average school term in the United States, even in the cities, is shorter than in many other countries.
United States. Office of Education, 1914
7
Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the ...
more than half of their waking hours in idleness, hurtful to them physically, mentally, and morally. VII. Schools and the summer vacation. — The average school term in the United States, even in the cities, is shorter than in many other countries.
United States. Bureau of Education, 1914
8
Report of the Federal Security Agency: Office of Education
more than half of their waking hours in idleness, hurtful to them physically, mentally, and morally. VII. Schools and the summer vacation. — The average school term in the United States, even in the cities, is shorter than in many other countries.
United States. Office of Education, 1914
9
Journal of Education
branches, to language work or to number work. How much would we expect a boy to know about reading, and writing, and spelling, and arithmetic with a chance to study each of them 1-128 of his waking hours? Education consists largely in ...
‎1909
10
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education
more than half of their waking hours in idleness, hurtful to them physically, mentally, and morally. VII. Schools and the summer vacation.—The average school term in the United States, even in the cities, is shorter than in many other countries.
United States. Office of Education, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAKING HOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waking hours is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waking hours with comedian... Bill Bailey
Waking hours with comedian... Bill Bailey. Bill Bailey (51) is a comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter, author and documentary maker, as well as a ... «Irish Independent, Aug 15»
2
Shifted waking hours may pave the way to shifting metabolism
Shift work is a reality of life for many professions such as health care and emergency work. But research shows that our metabolisms don't respond well to the ... «Science News, Jul 15»
3
Waking hours with Rachel Wyse: 'the opportunity to do GAA was …
Waking hours with Rachel Wyse: 'the opportunity to do GAA was special to me'. Rachel Wyse (30) is a Sky Sports news anchor and former show jumper who ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
4
Waking hours... with Constance Cassidy of Lissadell House
Waking hours... with Constance Cassidy of Lissadell House. Constance Cassidy is a senior counsel and co-owner of Lissadell House. Born in Dublin, she lives ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
5
Britain to its desk workers: Stand up for at least two hours daily
According to background information in the guidelines, British adults spend, on average, 60 percent of their waking hours, whether or not they are at work, ... «MinnPost, Jun 15»
6
Stand up for at least two hours a day in office, workers warned
The guidance, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, warns that UK sedentary behaviour now accounts for 60 per cent of people's waking hours ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Waking hours with... writer Christine Dwyer Hickey
Waking hours with... writer Christine Dwyer Hickey. Christine Dwyer Hickey (54) is a writer. She has won several awards and her work has been translated into ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
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Waking hours... with TV chef Edward Hayden
Waking hours... with TV chef Edward Hayden. Edward Hayden (31) is a TV chef, author and culinary lecturer. He was born in Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
9
Waking hours with... ballet dancer Ludovic Ondiviela
Waking hours with... ballet dancer Ludovic Ondiviela. Ludovic Ondiviela (29) is a ballet dancer and choreographer. He won a scholarship to train at the Royal ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
10
Waking hours: With author and actress Claudia Carroll
Waking hours: With author and actress Claudia Carroll. Claudia Carroll (47) is a best-selling author and actress. For 14 years, she played Nicola, a much-reviled ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»

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