verbπShareTo give life to; to animate, make alive, revive."The rain quickens the plants, bringing them back to life after the long drought. "physiologybiologyorganismsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo come back to life, receive life."The rain quickens the dry earth, bringing forth new plants. "beingsoulreligiontheologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited."Hearing the ice cream truck's music always quickens my children's steps. "physiologybodymindsensationsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.""Maria knew she was several months pregnant when she first felt the baby quickens inside her." "familymedicinephysiologybodyhumansexbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make quicker; to hasten, speed up."Hearing the familiar song quickens my pace on the way home. "timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become faster."My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach."timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper."to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced"mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA weed, quitch."The farmer spent the afternoon pulling quickens from his vegetable garden. "plantnatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading