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BNC: 18725 COCA: 16560

crescendo

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
crescendo /krəˈʃɛndoʊ/ noun
plural crescendos also crescendoes
crescendo
/krəˈʃɛndoʊ/
noun
plural crescendos also crescendoes
Learner's definition of CRESCENDO
[count]
: a gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music(音乐声的)渐强
: the highest or loudest point of something that increases gradually高潮;顶点
BNC: 18725 COCA: 16560

crescendo

1 of 2

noun

cre·​scen·​do krə-ˈshen-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce crescendo (audio)
plural crescendos also crescendoes or crescendi krə-ˈshen-dē How to pronounce crescendo (audio)
1
a
: a gradual increase
a crescendo of excitement
specifically : a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage
b
: the peak of a gradual increase : climax
… complaints about stifling smog conditions reach a crescendo Down Beat
2
: a crescendo musical passage
crescendo intransitive verb

Illustration of crescendo

Illustration of crescendo
  • mark indicating crescendo 2

crescendo

2 of 2

adverb or adjective

: with an increase in volume
used as a direction in music

Example Sentences

Noun The noise rose to a crescendo. excitement in the auditorium slowly built up and reached its crescendo when the star walked on stage
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Her firing and feud with DeSantis hit a crescendo in December 2020, when state law enforcement officials raided her Tallahassee, Florida, home to execute a search warrant. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 The hype surrounding the women’s gymnastics competition has been steadily building for months and hit a crescendo Sunday during the qualifying events. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2021 Jones has been part of the program during a crescendo and rapid flop. Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022 Each sip marked a step in the professor’s crescendo: his performance began with general observations, hesitant but sound, and then veered off into loquacious digressions that dispersed in all directions. Alejandro Zambra, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Her oratory rose and fell in cycles, then climbed to a final crescendo. Kevin Lee, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Her effortless ability to rise to crescendo anchors the track. Deasia Paige, ELLE, 2 Aug. 2022 Ben Roters delivers the lyrics with a languid flair, that builds to a euphoric crescendo at the chorus evocative of the blissful — and deeply intimate — moments shared with a lover. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 The summer hits a musical crescendo the week of July 31 through Aug. 6 with whole festivals of blues bands, reggae bands, Beatles tribute bands and jazz bands. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from Italian, noun derivative of crescendo "increasing," gerund of crescere "to increase, grow," going back to Latin crēscere "to come into existence, increase in size or numbers" — more at crescent entry 1

Adverb or adjective

borrowed from Italian — more at crescendo entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb Or Adjective

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crescendo was in 1775
BNC: 18725 COCA: 16560
crescendo

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRESCENDO ADJECTIVEdeafening震耳欲聾的噪聲VERB + CRESCENDOreach, rise to聲音達到/聲音上升到高點The music reached a deafening crescendo.音樂漸漸變強,震耳欲聾。

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