QUICKENING

Scrabble 26 Words With Friends 31

Definition

  1. noun the process of showing signs of life.
  2. noun the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus.
  3. noun the act of accelerating. — synonyms: acceleration, speedup

Examples

  • “My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach.”
  • “to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced”

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