Associations to the word «Crescendo»
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
CRESCENDO, noun. (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ).
CRESCENDO, noun. (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
CRESCENDO, noun. (figuratively) (nonstandard) The climax of a gradual increase.
CRESCENDO, verb. To increase in intensity, to reach or head for a crescendo.
Dictionary definition
CRESCENDO, noun. (music) a gradual increase in loudness.
CRESCENDO, verb. Grow louder; "The music crescendoes here".
CRESCENDO, adjective. Gradually increasing in volume.
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