| n. | 1. | The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake. |
| 2. | A watch; a watching. |
| Noun | 1. | waking - the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" Antonyms: sleeping - the state of being asleep |
| Adj. | 1. | waking - marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" |