awakening, wakening, waking up -- (the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most")
Overview of verb waken
The verb waken has 2 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.")