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quicken
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
quickens; quickened; quickening
quickens; quickened; quickening
Learner's definition of QUICKEN
1
a [+ object] : to make (something) faster（使）加快，加速
- She quickened [=hastened] her steps.她加快了脚步。
- We quickened the pace. [=we started to walk faster]我们加快了步伐。
- Stimulants can quicken the heart rate.兴奋剂能使心跳加速。
b [no object] : to become faster变快；加快
- His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again.一想到又要见到她，他的脉搏就加快了。
- a quickening tempo不断加快的节奏
2
formal + literary
a [+ object] : to make (something, such as a feeling) stronger or more active使（情感等）更强烈，更活跃
- The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency.最后期限的临近加重了我们的紧迫感。
b [no object] : to become stronger or more active变得更强烈（或活跃）
- The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.警察到达现场时，这一戏剧性事件就变得热闹起来。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Stimulants can quicken the heart rate. His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again. The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency. The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.
Recent Examples on the Web Blue Horizon, an investment company with a mission to quicken the pace to sustainable food systems, has invested in California Cultured earlier this year. 
K Barrett Bilali, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2022 But his heart began to quicken as a perfect 900 came into focus. Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022 That intervention allowed the state to quicken its pace in processing payments by 25%, said Geoffrey Ross, a deputy director at the state Department of Housing and Community Development. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 His prose, like the river itself, has turns that quicken the pulse. Danny Heitman, WSJ, 28 July 2022 One of these changes is long overdue and will quicken the pace: Eight technical Oscars will no longer be awarded on camera. Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022 Sweating is amplified when it’s hot and humid, and this can ultimately quicken the dehydration process during exercise. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 Still, the White House reacted to the horror emerging from Ukraine by promising to quicken the pace of military, humanitarian and economic aid to Kyiv. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Apr. 2022 Inflation can rise, grow, increase, accelerate, quicken, fall, slow, decelerate or ease. WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More
K Barrett Bilali, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2022 But his heart began to quicken as a perfect 900 came into focus. Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022 That intervention allowed the state to quicken its pace in processing payments by 25%, said Geoffrey Ross, a deputy director at the state Department of Housing and Community Development. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 His prose, like the river itself, has turns that quicken the pulse. Danny Heitman, WSJ, 28 July 2022 One of these changes is long overdue and will quicken the pace: Eight technical Oscars will no longer be awarded on camera. Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022 Sweating is amplified when it’s hot and humid, and this can ultimately quicken the dehydration process during exercise. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 Still, the White House reacted to the horror emerging from Ukraine by promising to quicken the pace of military, humanitarian and economic aid to Kyiv. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Apr. 2022 Inflation can rise, grow, increase, accelerate, quicken, fall, slow, decelerate or ease. WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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