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Stimulating vs Quickening - What's the difference?

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Stimulating is a related term of quickening.


As verbs the difference between stimulating and quickening

is that stimulating is while quickening is .

As an adjective stimulating

is having a manner that stimulates.

As a noun quickening is

an increase of speed.

stimulating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a manner that stimulates.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • quickening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An increase of speed.
  • * 1861 , United States. War Dept, U.S. Infantry Tactics (page 124)
    • If the following guide lose his distance from the one leading (which can only happen by his own fault), he will correct himself by slightly lengthening or shortening a few steps, in order that there may not be sudden quickenings or slackenings in the march of his platoon.
  • The action of bringing someone or something to life.
  • The first noticable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
  • Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).
  • * 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
    • It may indeed be said that these days brought on a high quickening of Maisie's direct percptions, of her sense of freedom to make out things for herself.