(quick-en) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to become faster; speed up; to become more lively active or vigorous

Example Sentence

This drug causes the pulse to quicken.

Synonyms

accelerate; active; speed up

Antonyms

dull

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quicken
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Rhymes

  • chicken
  • dicken
  • ficken
  • hicken
  • licon
  • picken
  • picon
  • quicken
  • ricken
  • sicken
  • stricken
  • thicken
  • vicon
  • wiccan