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crescendo

In music, a term indicating an increase in the loudness of a passage by constant degrees. Crescendo poco a poco (‘growing little by little’) means that the crescendo should progress more gradually. The opposite marking is ‘decrescendo’ or ‘diminuendo’.



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With a quick jerk, cataleptically, his nose pointed to the zenith, his mouth opened, and a flood of sound poured forth, running swiftly upward in crescendo and slowly falling as it died away.
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The din became crescendo, like the roar of an oncoming train.
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Don't you think we ought to have a crescendo series, as well?
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