·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Awaken.
II. Awakening ·noun The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
III. Awakening ·adj Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.