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Synonyms for quickening
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwik-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪk ən |
Top 10 synonyms for quickening
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for quickening
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