sitting up and taking notice

A form of sit up and take notice — To start to pay attention suddenly.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sit up and take notice
Cite this entry
APA

sitting up and taking notice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20up%20and%20taking%20notice

MLA

“sitting up and taking notice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20up%20and%20taking%20notice. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitting up and taking notice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20up%20and%20taking%20notice.

Source: sitting up and taking notice on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.