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US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/ 
UK /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

waking

waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective written
waking hours/life/day etc all the time when you are awake:
His face haunted her every waking moment!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waking

 

 

▪ I. wak·ing [waking]   [ˈweɪkɪŋ]    [ˈweɪkɪŋ]  adjective only before noun
used to describe time when you are awake
She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother.

He thought of her every waking moment.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

waking / ˈweɪ.kɪŋ / adjective [ before noun ]

describes 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.

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waking

 

waking adj always used before a noun of time : passing while you are awake and able to think and act
• I spent every waking hour/moment [=every hour/moment when I was awake] thinking about how to fix the problem.