Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Gradually increasing in force or loudness.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The noise had reached a crescendo.

    deDer Lärm hatte seinen Höhepunkt erreicht. — Tamy

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  2. The noise had reached its crescendo.

    deDer Lärm hatte seinen Höhepunkt erreicht. — Tamy

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  3. The overwhelming crescendo by the orchestra was exciting.

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  4. The crescendo angina persuaded the doctor to order a stress test.

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).

Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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