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requickening

requickening is the present participle and gerund of requicken.

Meaning of requicken

Verb

requicken (third-person singular simple present requickens, present participle requickening, simple past and past participle requickened)

  1. (transitive) To quicken anew; to reanimate or give new life to.
    • Requickened what in flesh was fatigate.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about requickening

What is requickening the present participle and gerund of?
Requickening is the present participle and gerund of requicken.

Words near requickening in the dictionary

  1. requeued
  2. requeues
  3. requeuing
  4. requicken
  5. requickened
  6. requickening
  7. requickens
  8. requiem
  9. requiem mass
  10. requiem masses
  11. requiem shark

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