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Quickening

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Noun

1. quickening

the process of showing signs of life

Example Sentences:
'the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain'

2. quickening

the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

3. acceleration, quickening, speedup

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Quickening

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verb
1. 
to make or become faster; accelerate
he quickened his walk
her heartbeat quickened with excitement
2. 
to impart to or receive vigour, enthusiasm, etc; stimulate or be stimulated
science quickens man's imagination
3. 
to make or become alive; revive
4. 
a. 
(of an unborn fetus) to begin to show signs of life
b. 
(of a pregnant woman) to reach the stage of pregnancy at which movements of the fetus can be felt

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Quickening

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verb transitive
1. 
to animate; enliven; revive
2. 
to arouse; stimulate; stir
3. 
to cause to move more rapidly; hasten
verb intransitive
4. 
to become enlivened; revive
5. 
a. 
to begin to show signs of life, as a fetus in the womb
b. 
to enter the stage of pregnancy in which the movement of the fetus can be felt
6. 
to become more rapid; speed up
the pulse quickens with fear

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Quickening

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v. quick·ened, quick·en·ing, quick·ens
v.tr.
1. To make more rapid: Stress quickens the pulse.
2. To cause (a body or soul, for example) to become alive; vitalize.
3. To excite and stimulate; stir: Such stories quicken the imagination.
v.intr.
1. To become more rapid. See Synonyms at speed.
2. To come or return to life, as a soul.
3. To become excited or stimulated: Our interest in the project has quickened.
4. To reach the stage of pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.

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