quickening
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Is quickening a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of quickening?
Definition
noun (English)
1. the process of showing signs of lifeExamples: "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"Synonyms: quickening
2. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetusSynonyms: quickening
3. the act of accelerating; increasing the speedSynonyms: acceleration, quickening, speedupAntonyms: deceleration
verb (English)
1. move fasterExamples: "The car accelerated"Synonyms: accelerate, quicken, speed, speed upAntonyms: decelerate
2. make keen or more acuteExamples: "whet my appetite"Synonyms: quicken, whet
3. give life or energy toExamples: "The cold water invigorated him"Synonyms: invigorate, quicken
4. show signs of lifeExamples: "the fetus quickened"Synonyms: quicken
5. give new life or energy toExamples: "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"Synonyms: animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify
Definition source: Wiktionary