(quick-en) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to make or become faster.

Example Sentence

This drug causes the pulse to quicken.

More Example Sentences

They want to quicken their project timeline.

Synonyms

hasten; speed; accelerate

Antonyms

slow; delay; hinder

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Rhymes

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