quickening, n.
(quickenings)
freq. cnt. 1
(quickenings)
freq. cnt. 1
the process of showing signs of life
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
quickening
sample sentences
"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
acceleration quickening speedup
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
<noun.state>
quickening
lexical pointers
derivationally related form