Quickening
n.energetic, hopefulliterary
What it means
An increase in speed, activity, feeling, or signs of life.
Reach for it when naming the moment a process becomes noticeably more active
A quickening of interest followed the first public demonstration.
Choose between these
6- everyday
surge
a sudden strong increase occurs
not when Surge is more abrupt than quickening.
- everyday
a favorable trend is rising
not when Upswing concerns direction, not vitality.
- warm
awakening
awareness or life emerges
not when Awakening can be gradual.
- warm
returning activity follows a lull
not when Revival need not become faster.
- professional
acceleration
measurable increase in rate is intended
not when Acceleration lacks the sense of awakening life.
- literary
the first faint signs of feeling appear
not when Stirring is earlier and gentler.
Said against
3- slowing
- stagnation
- decline
It naturally appears in
3- quickening pace
The quickening pace of repairs encouraged the residents.
- quickening of interest
A quickening of interest filled the remaining workshop places.
- sense of quickening
Spring brought a sense of quickening to the valley.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: act or process of becoming quicker or more alive opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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