Noun
the act of waking
Source: WordNetYou can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: "Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!" It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career. Paul Newman
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face. George Eliot
I'm sure that there are many Israelis who dream of waking up one day to find the Palestinians gone. And there are many Palestinians who dream of going to bed at night and waking up the next morning to find the Israelis gone. Daniel Barenboim
It was really like waking up one morning and going, Wow, I enjoy being with this person more than anybody else in my life, and it just turned out to be mutual. Brian Austin Green
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes. Caroline Corr
Going to bed without dinner is better than waking up in debt. Jamaican Proverb