quicken
noun
1. (now chiefly Northern England) The European rowan, Sorbus aucuparia. [from 15th c.]
verb
1. move faster
Similar word(s): accelerate, speed
Definition categories: change, deepen, intensify
2. make keen or more acute
Similar word(s): whet
Definition categories: perception, excite, stimulate, stir
3. give life or energy to
Similar word(s): invigorate
Definition categories: change, excite, stimulate
4. show signs of life
- the fetus quickened
Definition categories: body, move
5. give new life or energy to
Similar word(s): animate, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify
Definition categories: body, arouse, brace, energise, energize, stimulate
Sentences with quicken as a verb:
- My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach.
- to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced