quicken

Word parts

quick + -en

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkwɪk(ə)n/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: quick‧en

Verb

Plain form quicken

Third-person singular quickens

Past tense quickened

Past participle quickened

Present participle quickening

1. If you quicken something, you make it become faster.
2. If something quickens you, you are stimulated by it.