CRESCENDO
9 letters
14 Scrabble points
Definition of CRESCENDO
noun
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An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
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A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
"Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo."
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The climax of a gradual increase.
"Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo."
verb
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To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
"The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent."
adverb
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Gradually increasing in force or loudness.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
C
R
E
S
C
E
N
D
O
Length
9 letters
Scrabble Score
14 points
Anagrams of CRESCENDO
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