Defenition of the word quickening

• Defenition of the word quickening

  • the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
  • 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 movements of the fetus
  • the process of showing signs of life
  • the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

Synonyms for the word quickening

• • acceleration
  • hastening
  • hurrying
  • rushing
  • speeding up
  • speedup
  • stepping up

Similar words in the quickening

• • quickening

Meronymys for the word quickening

• • gestation
  • maternity
  • pregnancy

Hypernyms for the word quickening

• • biological process
  • degree
  • hastening
  • hurrying
  • level
  • organic process
  • point
  • speed
  • speeding
  • stage

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