quicken
verb (used with object)
to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten.
is quickening
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present progressiveof quicken (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war is quickening but there is little clarity about where they are heading or whether they will succeed.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Critics say the corporate concentration is quickening, limiting consumers’ choices, raising prices and eroding service.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
Deposit growth at many of these online banks is quickening.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2019
While the pace of new construction in faraway suburbs is quickening, it is coming off historically low levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2016
When, as at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends upon a church in tongues of fire, then there is quickening, and souls are gathered in.
From Life and Conduct by J. Cameron Lees
