CRESCENDO
/kɹəˈʃɛn.dəʊ/
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Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) R(1) E(1) S(1) C(3) E(1) N(1) D(2) O(1)
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Definition
/kɹəˈʃɛn.dəʊ/
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.”
verb
- 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.
Source: Wiktionary
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