- Quickens
- Quickens Quick"ens, n. (Bot.) Quitch grass. [1913 Webster]
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Quickens
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quickens — quick·en || kwɪkÉ™n v. increase speed, accelerate; expedite, hasten; hurry, rush; enliven, invigorate; restore life to, revive … English contemporary dictionary
quickens — n. See quick grass … New dictionary of synonyms
someone's heart quickens — someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens/ phrase used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym expressions used to talk about worriessynonym Main entry: hear … Useful english dictionary
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quicken — UK [ˈkwɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms quicken : present tense I/you/we/they quicken he/she/it quickens present participle quickening past tense quickened past participle quickened 1) formal if something quickens, or if you… … English dictionary
Dante Symphony — A Symphony to Dante s Divine Comedy, S.109, or simply the Dante Symphony , is a program symphony composed by Franz Liszt. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on Dante Alighieri s journey through Hell and Purgatory, as depicted in The… … Wikipedia
quicken — quick|en [ˈkwıkən] v [I and T] 1.) written to become quicker or make something quicker ▪ Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster) . ▪ Companies are finding it hard to cope with the quickening pace of technological… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quicken — quick|en [ kwıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if something quickens, or you quicken it, it happens or moves more quickly: She felt her heart quicken as the car approached. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY if a feeling quickens, or something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quicken — verb (I, T) 1 to become quicker or make something quicker: the quickening pace of technological change | quicken your pace (=walk faster): Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace. | your heart/pulse quickens (=your heart beats faster… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Quicken — Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
