'waking' is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it as a present participle verb to describe an action that is currently happening. Example sentence: I watched her from afar, waking from her sleep and stretching her arms.
"I was amazed to find that I slept that night without waking up once, and I can't remember the last time that happened.
There are few things more quintessentially "summer festival" than waking up in a tent with a hangover.
Taylor Swift fans who pre-ordered her latest album 1989 are waking up today to a notification from Apple that it's available to download from iTunes – the latest high-profile album to shun streaming services like Spotify in favour of Apple's music downloads store.
"I cannot tell you how horrific of a feeling that is," she said, adding that the next thing she remembered was waking up hours later in the back of her car "practically naked".
I do remember waking up hours later to a dark, quiet house without my skirt or pants on... "We had sex, I'm sure of it, but it wasn't something I agreed to.
The problem is that this government is waking up rather late in its term of office to the infrastructure problems that hinder the private sector, as any visitor to the Midlands soon becomes aware.
From iconic landmarks such as Westminster Bridge and Hyde Park, to lesser-known parts of the city, you'll explore the capital while it is just waking up.
Newspaper publishers were waking up to lucrative possibilities: postwar gloom had lifted, shiny new products were on the shelves; cars, televisions and holidays were within the reach of ordinary people.
For trois long jours, I hovered entre sleeping and waking, mais François ignored me totalement.
The next thing I remember is waking up in the morning lying on the floor, having fallen out of bed.
First ba-wa-wee of the year Shortly after waking from their winter hibernation, Moomintroll and the Snorkmaiden – Tove Jansson's woodland creatures – sit in the sunshine discussing the first butterfly of the year.
