waking
adjective/ˈweɪkɪŋ/
/ˈweɪkɪŋ/
[only before noun]- used to describe time when you are not asleep
- She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother.
- He thought of her every waking moment.
Extra Examples- She spends every waking hour at the gym.
- They spend every waking minute together.
- I don't expect to spend every waking moment at work.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWaking is used with these nouns:- dream
- hour
- thought
- …
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