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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wakening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
wak-en-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of waken

noun

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.

Inflected Forms

more wakening (comparative) most wakening (superlative) wakenings (plural)

Derived Forms

unwakening

Synonyms

awakening waking up

Questions

What does wakening mean?
present participle and gerund of waken

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