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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.
Group relationships: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Derivative terms: Quicken
3. Noun. The act of accelerating; increasing the speed.
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
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1. The act or process of making or of becoming quick.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quickening
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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