WAKING (UP) Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

waking (up)

verb

Definition of waking (up)

present participle of wake (up)

as in zipping (up)

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While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
While the Atlantic tropics are awakening from their recent slumber, the Pacific continues to churn out storms.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of awakening

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In a long warehouse in Kandahar’s Zhari district, fans whirl overhead, stirring the hot summer air around bunches of plump, green grapes draped over sticks set up in rows to dry.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Notice where competence has quietly become obligation and where resentment is stirring.

— Tracy Kennedy, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of stirring

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Giants manager Tony Vitello lingered in the dugout after the game and watched as Wilkinson’s crew gave him a rousing cheer.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Four members of the group, Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeung, Lara Raj, and Megan Skiendiel, joined forces for a rousing performance of the pop number.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rousing

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