quickening
Definitions
Noun
- The process of showing signs of life
- The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
- The act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Verb
- Move faster
- Make keen or more acute
- Give life or energy to
- Show signs of life
- Give new life or energy to
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quivering | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | licensing | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | squinting | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | bickering | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | sickening | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | picketing | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | quicken | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | thickening | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | quickened | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | quenching | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | pickering | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | ticking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | chickening | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | quieting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | quickens | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | likening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | wilkening | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | ticketing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dickering | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 104
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Sovereignty in All but Name: Israel’s Quickening Annexation of the West Bank
Oct 9, 2025 International Crisis Group
Oct 9, 2025 International Crisis Group
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Jul 13, 2025 European AIDS Treatment Group
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Feb 4, 2026 Britannica
Feb 4, 2026 Britannica

