| Definition of 'quickening' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) quickening
the process of showing signs of life
"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
2. (noun) quickening
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
3. (noun) acceleration, quickening, speedup
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
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| Definition of 'quickening' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) quickening
the act or process of making or of becoming quick
2. (noun) quickening
the first motion of the fetus 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 fetus becoming possessed of independent life
3. quickening
of Quicken
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