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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a quickening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase in speed, intensity, or activity, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "As the deadline approached, there was a quickening of pace in the office, with everyone working diligently to complete their tasks."
Alternatives: "an acceleration" or "a surge."
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Thanks to a quickening cultural scene, and a new crop of buzzy nightspots and interesting shops, there's something to satisfy even the fussiest longhorn.
Flash estimates of euro-zone economic activity showed a quickening downturn in February, ruining hopes that the slower pace of contraction in January might represent green shoots.
A few minutes after I arrived at Wimbledon, walking through the grounds, I felt a flutter in the air, a quickening.
Manziel's on-field success, within Sumlin's system and outside it, has already contributed to an accelerated, less deliberative rhythm of play, a quickening across college football that Saban has repeatedly lamented.
Listen out: it will sound like a quickening drum beat followed by a bottle of champagne being uncorked and poured.
Our world is the midst of a quickening.
She felt a quickening of her pulse.
Only weeks ago, many economists foresaw a quickening of the recovery.
The reflex slows your heart, but the physiological response to stress is a quickening heartbeat.
There's a quickening, a sudden hop in the wrong direction: I gotta go!
Now that the pressure was somewhat relieved, I felt a quickening in my heart again.
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