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half-waking

half-waking adjective: in a state of not being fully awake.

Adjective

half-waking (not comparable)

  1. In a state of not being fully awake.
    • Francesca gazed round, as we gaze in some half-waking dream, of whose illusion we seem aware, and yet partake.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 111

Questions about half-waking

What does half-waking mean?
Half-waking means in a state of not being fully awake.
What part of speech is half-waking?
Half-waking is an adjective.

Words near half-waking in the dictionary

  1. half-value thickness
  2. half-virgin
  3. half-virgins
  4. half-volley
  5. half-volleys
  6. half-waking
  7. half-waxen
  8. half-way
  9. half-wheel
  10. half-wheeled
  11. half-wheeling

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