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hurrying vs quickening

quickening vs hurrying

hurrying and quickening both are nouns.

hurrying is an adjective but quickening is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurrying Yes Yes No No
quickening Yes No No No
As nouns, quickening is a hyponym of hurrying; that is, quickening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurrying:
  • hurrying: changing location rapidly
  • quickening: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Other hyponyms of hurrying include acceleration, speedup, deceleration, scud, scudding.
hurrying (noun) quickening (noun)
changing location rapidly the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
the process of showing signs of life
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
hurrying (adjective) quickening (adjective)
moving with great haste
Difference between hurrying and quickening

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