- present participle of quicken.
quickening
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even so, the yen has been under pressure from a combination of investor anxieties, including over fiscal policy, debt and quickening inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Those moves are instructive given the quickening inflation environment that has gripped markets since the U.S. war with Iran stoked global crude prices to the highest levels in four years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
And they might increase the gradient and speed on the treadmill until you feel your heart beating faster and your breath quickening.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
All at once, with an instinctive quickening of her senses, Kit knew that she was not alone, that someone was very close.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
