CRESCENDO
Scrabble letter values: C3R1E1S1C3E1N1D2O1 = 14
Definition
- adjective (music) gradually increasing in volume.
- verb grow louder.
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness.
Examples
- “The music crescendoes here”
- “Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo.”
- “Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.”