Overview of noun awakening

The noun awakening has 1 sense

• 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

• 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.")


• wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken -- (stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock")


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