wak·ing (w??k?ng)adj. Marked by full consciousness, awareness, and alertness: worked every moment of my waking hours.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.waking (?we?k??) adjused to describe time when one is awaken1. the dreamlike state between waking and sleeping2. (Physiology) the state of being awake as opposed to asleepCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014wakingexpergefacient, expergefaction, expergefactor – A synonym for awakening is expergefacient; expergefaction is waking up and an alarm clock is an expergefactor.dysania – The state of having a hard time waking up and getting out of bed in the morning.experrection – Waking up or awakening.hypnagogic jerks, hypnopompic jerks – Hypnagogic jerks are the spasms that happen right when you fall asleep; hypnopompic jerks happen right when you are waking up.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.