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quickening

释义

Noun: quickening kwikuning

The process of showing signs of life
"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the foetus
The act of accelerating; increasing the speed
- acceleration, speedup

Verb: quicken kwikun

Move faster
- accelerate, speed up, speed
Make keen or more acute
- whet
Give life or energy to
- invigorate
Show signs of life
"the foetus quickened"
Give new life or energy to
- animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, vivify, revivify

Derived forms: quickenings

See also: quickener

Type of: arouse, biological process, brace, deepen, degree, energise [Brit], energize, excite, hurrying, intensify, level, move, organic process, perk up, point, speed, speeding, stage, stimulate, stir

Part of: gestation, maternity, pregnancy

Encyclopedia: Quicken

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