QUICKENING

• (noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

  synonyms : acceleration , speedup

• (noun) the process of showing signs of life

  "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"

• (noun) the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

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