present participle of quicken

An increase of speed. / The action of bringing someone or something to life. / The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.

(chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.

(chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) plural of quicken

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken

(Canada) The wolverine.

plural of quicklime

present participle of quicklime

simple past tense and past participle of quicklime