wake Sentence Examples

  1. The gentle rays of the sun woke me from a deep slumber.
  2. The alarm clock blared, forcibly waking me and shattering my peaceful dreams.
  3. The morning breeze whispered through the trees, waking the birds and filling the air with melody.
  4. His parents' voices woke him from his midday nap, calling him down for lunch.
  5. The thunderstorm erupted with a deafening crash, waking the entire neighborhood.
  6. The scent of freshly brewed coffee woke her senses, filling her with a surge of energy.
  7. The sound of distant traffic woke him from his reverie, reminding him of the hustle and bustle outside his window.
  8. The baby's cries woke his parents in the middle of the night, requiring their immediate attention.
  9. The earthquake's tremors woke the town from its slumber, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
  10. The first rays of dawn woke the city, casting a golden glow on the awakening metropolis.

wake Meaning

Wordnet

wake (n)

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

Wordnet

wake (v)

be awake, be alert, be there

stop sleeping

arouse or excite feelings and passions

make aware of

cause to become awake or conscious

Webster

wake (n.)

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.

The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.

An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.

Webster

wake (v. i.)

To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.

To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.

To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

Webster

wake (v. t.)

To rouse from sleep; to awake.

To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.

To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

FAQs About the word wake

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event), an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii, the wave that spreads behind a boat as

consciousness, wakefulness,insomnia,sleeplessness

resting, slumbering, dozing, shut-eye, shut-eye,rest, slumber, repose, bed, bed

The gentle rays of the sun woke me from a deep slumber.

The alarm clock blared, forcibly waking me and shattering my peaceful dreams.

The morning breeze whispered through the trees, waking the birds and filling the air with melody.

His parents' voices woke him from his midday nap, calling him down for lunch.

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