"crescendo" in the noun sense
1. crescendo
music) a gradual increase in loudness
"crescendo" in the verb sense
1. crescendo
grow louder
"The music crescendoes here"
"crescendo" in the adjective sense
1. crescendo
music) gradually increasing in volume
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