Words · Less common
quickening
/kˈwɪkənɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
the process of showing signs of life
the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
- noun
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
- noun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
- verb
move faster
The car accelerated
- verb
make keen or more acute
whet my appetite