Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting

present participle of awaken

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. / (religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual. / (figuratively) Being roused into action or activity.

plural of awakening

simple past tense and past participle of awaken

Having been woken up. / Aroused or activated.

An awakening.

One who, or that which, awakens.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of awaken

(transitive) To cause to become awake. / (intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake. / (transitive, figuratively) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.