diminuendo
gradually reducing in force or loudness; decrescendo (opposed to crescendo).
a gradual reduction of force or loudness.
a diminuendo passage. Symbol:>
Origin of diminuendo
1Words Nearby diminuendo
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How to use diminuendo in a sentence
He could be heard fumbling with the reins at the gate, and then the sound of hoofs came in diminuendo as he rode away.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanThe office people gave it to me, and never do I look but with a shiver at this dumb record in diminuendo of agony and sacrifice.
Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland MoffettHe used to suggest a diminuendo by crouching down more and more, and at a pianissimo he would almost creep under the desk.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerThe sonorous tones of the Chinese gong, manipulated with so cunning a crescendo and diminuendo by Lind, boomed through the house.
Arundel | Edward Frederic BensonThe sound did not die away entirely in its slow diminuendo until the mules had passed the range six miles to the west.
The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. Birge
British Dictionary definitions for diminuendo
/ (dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ) music /
a gradual decrease in loudness or the musical direction indicating this: Abbreviation: dim, (written over the music affected) ≻
a musical passage affected by a diminuendo
gradually decreasing in loudness
with a diminuendo
Origin of diminuendo
1- Also: decrescendo
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