Definition of Quickening

1. Noun. The process of showing signs of life. "The quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"


2. Noun. The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus.
Generic synonyms: Degree, Level, Point, Stage
Group relationships: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Derivative terms: Quicken

3. Noun. The act of accelerating; increasing the speed.
Exact synonyms: Acceleration, Speedup
Generic synonyms: Hurrying, Speed, Speeding
Derivative terms: Accelerate, Quicken, Speed Up, Speed Up
Antonyms: Deceleration

Definition of Quickening

1. n. The act or process of making or of becoming quick.

Definition of Quickening

1. Verb. (present participle of quicken) ¹

2. Noun. The action of bringing someone or something to life. ¹

3. Noun. The first noticable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs. ¹

4. Noun. Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quickening

1. quicken [v] - See also: quicken

Medical Definition of Quickening

1. 1. The act or process of making or of becoming quick. 2. The first motion of the foetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the foetus becoming possessed of independent life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quickening

quick time event
quick time events
quickbeam
quickbeams
quickbread
quickbreads
quickdraw
quickdraws
quicken
quicken tree
quickened
quickener
quickeners
quickenest
quickeneth
quickening (current term)
quickeningly
quickenings
quickens
quicker
quickest
quickfire
quickfrozen
quickhatch
quickhatches
quickies
quicklier
quicklime
quicklimed

Literary usage of Quickening

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Criminal Law and Procedure by Thomas Welburn Hughes (1919)
"Before and after quickening. 226. Statutory modifications in 223. ... quickening of the child—Beginning of life.—A pregnant woman becomes "quick with child" ..."

2. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1897)
"quickening.—The signs above given are applicable to the early as well as to the ... quickening is the name applied to peculiar sensations experienced by a ..."

3. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"The signs from the neck and mouth of the womb previous to the sixth month, are not to be greatly depended upon. § 282. 4th. quickening is defined by Dr. ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"quickening their hearts he spoke. The Trojans rear'd Their spears aloft, advancing ; and their might Thronging they mingled, and their cry rose loud. ..."

5. The Works of Thomas Goodwin, D.D. by Thomas Goodwin (1861)
"In that it is called quickening, and quickening having those relations to death, it importeth a mighty work of power. In Rom. iv. ..."

6. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot (1873)
"... and shape their hidden frame At penetration of the quickening air: His name who told of loyal Evan Dhu, Large with a land of mountain, lake, and scaur, ..."

7. The Methodist Hymnal: Official Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church and by South Methodist Episcopal Church (1905)
"5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. ..."

8. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"still, Harnack atid H. Meyer, 1880), followed by quickening of the heart rate. In mammals, the stage of stimulation and slowing is very short; ..."

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