Refreshing vs Quickening - What's the difference?
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That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
*2003 , John Wang, Data Mining: Opportunities and Challenges , page 74:
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
* 1821 , Frederick Butler, A Complete History of the United States of America
That which gives refreshment.
An increase of speed.
* 1861 , United States. War Dept, U.S. Infantry Tactics (page 124)
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 :
As nouns the difference between refreshing and quickening
is that refreshing is the action of refresh; refreshment given or received while quickening is an increase of speed.As verbs the difference between refreshing and quickening
is that refreshing is present participle of lang=en while quickening is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective refreshing
is that refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.refreshing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The polarization system has a refreshing' rate that is twice the ' refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system.
Derived terms
* refreshingly * refreshingnessNoun
(en noun)- Notwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold
Verb
(head)quickening
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- 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.