quickening
Baby's first kicks
Quickening refers to the moment when a pregnant woman first feels fetal movement, traditionally considered a significant milestone marking the presence of life.
More broadly, quickening describes any process of becoming faster, more active, or more alive.
She felt a quickening of her pulse as she opened the letter.
The word connects acceleration with vitality—when something quickens, it gains both speed and life force.
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- expeditingMaking progress faster
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
velocity · fast-track · propulsion · spurt · thrust · dash · sprint · hurtle
Change in position
- flutterRapid light movement
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- babyVery young child
womb · pregnancy · milestone · trimester · sensation · life · motherhood · expectancy
Making lively or spirited
- invigorationState of renewed energy
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
vigor · energy · dynamism · verve · zest · exuberance · revitalization · stimulation
Arousing strong emotion
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
insight · awareness · revelation · epiphany · perception · animation · resurgence · renewal
speeding
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- expeditingMaking progress faster
- surgeSudden powerful increase
momentum · velocity · fast-track · propulsion · spurt · thrust · dash · sprint · hurtle · upshift
movement
Change in position
baby · womb · pregnancy · milestone · trimester · sensation · life · motherhood · expectancy · gestation
enlivening
Making lively or spirited
- invigorationState of renewed energy
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
liveliness · vigor · energy · dynamism · verve · zest · exuberance · revitalization · stimulation · rejuvenation
stirring
Arousing strong emotion
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- realizationGrasping what's true
enlightenment · insight · awareness · revelation · epiphany · perception · animation · resurgence · renewal · rebirth
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- Pregnancy Symptomsmorning sickness, baby bump, cravings, nausea, fatigue
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
- motion changesacceleration, deceleration, speeding up, slowing down, speedup
quickeningslowing
Decreasing in velocity
decelerating · deceleration · retardation · braking · slackening
quickeningdying
Ceasing to live
deadening · stillness · lifelessness · death · expiring
quickeningprolonging
Extending in time
extending · stretching out · drawing out · delaying · postponing
quick, quickness, quicken, quicksand, quicker, quick-witted, quickened, quickstep, quickens