QUICKENINGS Synonyms
9 hypernyms for quickenings. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for QUICKENINGS
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| briskness | noun n | |||||
noun • liveliness and eagerness | ||||||
| accelerations | noun n | |||||
noun • an increase in rate of change • the act of accelerating; increasing the speed • (physics) a rate of increase of velocity | ||||||
| bursts | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of exploding or bursting • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms • a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) • a sudden intense happening verb • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • burst outward, usually with noise • move suddenly, energetically, or violently • be in a state of movement or action • emerge suddenly • cause to burst • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||||||
| celerities | ||||||
noun • a rate that is rapid | ||||||
| expeditions | noun n | |||||
noun • a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country • an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose • a journey organized for a particular purpose • a journey taken for pleasure • the property of being prompt and efficient | ||||||
| rushes | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) • a sudden forceful flow • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden burst of activity • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line adjective satellite • not accepting reservations • done under pressure verb • move hurridly • attack suddenly • urge to an unnatural speed • act at high speed • run with the ball, in football • cause to move fast or to rush or race • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||
| spurts | verb v | |||||
noun • the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) verb • gush forth in a sudden stream or jet • wet with a spurt of liquid • move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy | ||||||
| acceleration | noun n | |||||
noun • an increase in rate of change • the act of accelerating; increasing the speed • (physics) a rate of increase of velocity | ||||||
| speedup | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | ||||||