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quickening

'kwɪkʌnɪŋ

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noun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
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Similar:

acceleration speedup

type of:
hurrying speeding speed
noun
the process of showing signs of life
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"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"

type of:
biological process organic process
noun
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
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type of:
point degree level stage

part of:
pregnancy maternity gestation

Examples of quickening

"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"