• (n.) The revival of an action. • (n.) The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waken Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wakening/
Wak'en·ing noun 1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening. 2. (Scots Law) The revival of an action. Burrill. « They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of the process against Janet.» Sir W. Scott. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/3