quickening

Letters that make quickening

e, g, k, n, c, i, q, u are letters that make 'quickening'

Words within quickening

ken, IC, quicken, en, ng, quick, ic, in, IN, In, Ni are words within 'quickening'

3 possible definitions for 'quickening'

Quickening as "the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus"

Under this definition, quickening is a noun and has the following properties:

quickening as a type

'quickening' can be a type of degree, stage, point, level.

quickening as a part

'quickening' can be a part of pregnancy, gestation, maternity.

Derivatives of quickening

quicken is a derivative of quickening.

Quickening as "the process of showing signs of life"

Under this definition, quickening is a noun and has the following properties:

quickening as a type

'quickening' can be a type of organic process, biological process.

Example of quickening used within this context

"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"

Quickening as "the act of accelerating, increasing the speed"

Under this definition, quickening is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

acceleration, speedup have the same meaning as 'quickening'

Antonyms

deceleration has the opposite meaning of quickening

quickening as a type

'quickening' can be a type of speed, speeding, hurrying.

Derivatives of quickening

accelerate, speed up, quicken, speed are derivatives of 'quickening'.


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