The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, a.
   Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense;
   rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an
   awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. --
   A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]