Meaning of waking In English

• 0 the moment when you wake:

  • For a moment, between waking and sleeping, he couldn't understand where he was.

• 1 used to refer to a period of time or an experience during which you are awake:

  • Children are in school for 15 percent of their waking hours/life between birth and the age of 16.

  • She seems to spend every waking moment/minute/hour (= all her available time) at the piano.