Definition of awakening

Overview of noun awakening

The noun awakening has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) awakening, wakening, waking up

(the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most")

Overview of verb awaken

The verb awaken has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (8) awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

(cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.")

2. (8) wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

(stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock")

3. (1) awaken

(make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts")