quicken meaning

UK US /ˈkwɪkən/ 2 syllables

quicken (verb): move faster.

quicken has 5 meanings in this dictionary.

quicken as a verb

  1. move faster
    • The car accelerated

    Synonyms: accelerate, speed up, speed

    Type of: intensify

    Kinds: brisk

    Related forms: quickening

  2. make keen or more acute
    • whet my appetite

    Synonyms: whet

    Type of: stimulate

  3. give life or energy to
    • The cold water invigorated him

    Synonyms: invigorate

    Type of: stimulate

    Related forms: quickener

  4. show signs of life
    • the fetus quickened

    Type of: move

    Related forms: quickening

  5. give new life or energy to
    • A hot soup will revive me
    • This will renovate my spirits
    • This treatment repaired my health

    Synonyms: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, vivify, revivify

    Type of: stimulate

    Related forms: quickener

How to pronounce quicken

quicken is pronounced /ˈkwɪkən/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with quicken

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in EN · 7-letter words

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