QUICKENING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of accelerating
   • increasing the speed
   Synonym(s)
   • acceleration (what does acceleration mean?)
   • speedup (what does speedup mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quickening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speeding (what does speeding mean?)
   • hurrying (what does hurrying mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the process of showing signs of life
   Usage Example(s)
   • the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
   Hypernyms(s) quickening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organic process (what does organic process mean?)
   • biological process (what does biological process mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus
   Hypernyms(s) quickening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • degree (what does degree mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • stage (what does stage mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)