quickening

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noun

1. the process of showing signs of life (Freq. 1)
- the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
2. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
• Derivationally related forms:
quicken
• Hypernyms:
degree, level, stage, point
• Part Holonyms:
pregnancy, gestation, maternity
3. the act of accelerating;
increasing the speed
• Syn:
acceleration, speedup
• Ant:
deceleration (for: acceleration)
• Derivationally related forms:
speed up (for: speedup), quicken, accelerate (for: acceleration)
• Hypernyms:
speed, speeding, hurrying