Antonyms for quickening

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kwik-uhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪk ən

Definition of quickening

Origin : c.1300, "come to life; give life to," from quick (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "become faster" is from 1805. Related: Quickened; quickening. An earlier verb was simply quick (c.1200), from Old English gecwician.

adj stimulating

Example sentences :

Quickening the dead among them, reviving the cold and the doubting.
Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells

"We must hurry," she declared, quickening her own small steps.
Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley

Presently she brightened, turning to Mackenzie with quickening eyes.
Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden

From his vantage-point he had a clear view of the quickening rush of departure.
Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

It has produced a regeneration, penetrating and quickening the whole.
Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald

The objects are rinsed after quickening, and put in the depositing bath at once.
Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall

He was as cool as an iced melon, the drawl in his voice not quickening in the least.
Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine

One of those pieces Clarence picked up with a quickening pulse.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Plains » by Bret Harte

For an instant Copplestone glanced back at him, a quickening in his dull eyes.
Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming

It was all Arthur could do to keep from quickening the pace.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

Synonyms for quickening

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