"quickenings" in the noun sense
1. quickening
the process of showing signs of life
"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
2. quickening
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
3. acceleration, quickening, speedup
the act of accelerating increasing the speed
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