Definition of "waking" in English

adjective

1. Occurring during wakefulness.

   • A waking nightmare
   • Counting occupied my every waking thought.
   • It is this gift of life that we are grateful to receive each waking moment, and so we give thanks, “for our lives, which are committed to Your power.”

verb

1. present participle and gerund of wake

noun

1. The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.