crescendo
Meaning of crescendo
noun
- An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
- A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.
- The climax of a gradual increase.
Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.
- To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent.
adverb
Gradually increasing in force or loudness.
Information about crescendo
- The plural form of crescendo is: crescendos.
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crescendo
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
- crescendo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
crescendo antonyms
Meaning :
decrescendo, diminuendo, climax, conclusion
Translation of crescendo
Anagrams of crescendo
Words that rhyme with crescendo
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