What is the meaning of waking?

noun

• The state of remaining awake.
  • usage: "days of danger and nights of waking"

verb

• Be awake, be alert, be there.
  • synonyms: wake
• Stop sleeping.
  • usage: "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
  • synonyms: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
• Arouse or excite feelings and passions.
  • usage: "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
  • synonyms: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
• Make aware of.
  • usage: "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
  • synonyms: wake
• Cause to become awake or conscious.
  • usage: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • synonyms: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

adjective

• Marked by full consciousness or alertness.
  • usage: "worked every moment of my waking hours"
  • synonyms: wakeful