quickle

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verb

To pickle (food) rapidly, without the need for long storage.

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Meanings

verbquickle (third-person singular simple present quickles, present participle quickling, simple past and past participle quickled)

present singular third person quickles · participle present quickling · participle past quickled · past quickled

  1. informaltransitiveTo pickle (food) rapidly, without the need for long storage.

    Sesame-crusted chicken with 'quickled' slaw

    2022, Australian Women's Weekly Quick & Easy
    2 more examples

    Quickly pickled radishes—or Quickled Radishes—are an easy peasy, tart and tangy way to use up the radishes that are absolutely everywhere during the summer.

    2020, Rebecca Lindamood, The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Side Dishes

    In this recipe, we're going to push the tartness and sweetness to the max by quickling the mango with lime juice.

    2021, Yewande Komolafe, Waffles + Mochi: Get Cooking!, page 56
nounquickle (plural quickles)

plural quickles

  1. informalA pickle produced by this process.

Origin

Blend of quick + pickle.

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APA

quickle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickle

MLA

“quickle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quickle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickle.

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