Definitions
A gradual increase in loudness or intensity.
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).
Used in a sentence
“Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.”
“Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.”
“The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Gradual rise in volume”9 letters
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