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How to pronounce “crescendo”
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Pronunciation guide for crescendo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of crescendo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Racism thrives on silence -- speak up!
and to join the crescendo of voices calling for change.
- Definition summary
- (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
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How to pronounce crescendo
Racism thrives on silence -- speak up!
and to join the crescendo of voices calling for change.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “crescendo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
- (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
- (figuratively, nonstandard) The climax of a gradual increase.
- [Verb]
- To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
- [Adverb]
- (music) Gradually increasing in force or loudness.
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