quickens in English

verb

1

make or become faster or quicker.

she quickened her pace, desperate to escape

synonyms: speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up)

2

spring to life; become animated.

her interest quickened

synonyms: stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, activate, galvanize, whet, inspire, kindle, invigorate, revive, revitalize

verb

speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up)
stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, activate, galvanize, whet, inspire, kindle, invigorate, revive, revitalize
speed up, accelerate, speed
whet
recreate, renovate, revivify, animate, vivify, revive, reanimate, repair
invigorate

Use "quickens" in a sentence

1. And what quickens your pulse?

2. He quickens the indolent, encourages the eager, and steadies the unstable.

3. Quickens drying time by 30 – 50 % compared to products not containing accelerator.

4. The urgency kicks in, the adrenalin flows a bit faster, the pulse quickens.

5. You quicken your pace —your pulse quickens too— as you head for the protection of home.

6. I convey the further information that with awakening awareness I am stirred to approach, and as I approach awareness quickens.

7. When they pass out of the gate and into the concourse the man quickens his pace and the distance between them increases.

8. The pulseless air, with longings vague Befreight, Now quickens ’neath her gaze, now doth inflate: The still-poised midnight clouds in heaven pent

9. The mere sight quickens the pulse, for the anaconda—reaching up to 30 feet [9 meters] in length—is one of the largest of all snakes.

10. The pace quickens in "Allotropes", as Ell tries to deal with the alien race on Sigma Draconis, honeymoons with Shan, uses self-defense mini-ports self-installed in her own body, and returns to the Olympics for more feats of physical wonder.