Crescendo

Meaning of Crescendo

noun
  1. An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
  2. A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
    Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.
  3. The climax of a gradual increase.
    Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.
verb
  1. 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.

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Hyphenation of Crescendo

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

Anagrams of Crescendo

coercends, conceders

Words that rhyme with Crescendo

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