crescendo.
An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).
To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).
Gradually increasing in force or loudness.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).
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