The noise had reached a crescendo.
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Crescendo
//kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ//
Synonyms for "crescendo" (221 found)
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ballooningblastblast the earbloatbloatingblow upboomboostbreedbrillantebroadenbroadeningbuildbuild upbuildupbulkbulk outcapricciosocapstoneclimax
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con affettocon agilitacon agitazionecon amorecrashcrestculmenculminationdeafendecrescendodeploymentdevelopdevelopmentdilatediminuendodindispersiondistenddolceedemaelevationenlargeenlargementexpandexpansionextendextensionfanning outfill outfill the airflarefloodfortefortissimofullnessgaingain strengthget aheadgo upgreatengreateninggrowgrowth
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gushheadhikehike uphikinghuffincreaseincreasingincrementinflateinflationintensifyintensityjumplamentabilelarghettolarghissimolargoleaplegato
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leggieroloudishnessloudnessmagnificationmagnifymarcandomeridianmorendomountmountingmultiplicationmultiplyparlandopeakpealpianissimopianopizzicatoprestissimoprestoproductivenessproliferateproliferationpuffpuff uppumppump upraiseraisingrallentandorarefyrattle the windowsrend the airrend the earsresoundringriseritardandoritenutorock the skyrun upscherzandoscherzoscherzososhoot upsnowballsnowballingsonoritysonorousnesssordosotto vocespiccatosplaysplit the eardrumssplit the earsspreadspreadingstaccatostartle the echoesstrengthenstretchstrettostunsufflatesurgesurge of soundswellswellingthundertremolandotremolosotrillandotumefytumescenceupuppingupsurgeupswinguptrendupturnvolumewaxwaxingwidenwidening
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9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- кресчендо noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 漸強 /渐强 noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Czech
1 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Finnish
3 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- huippu noun (climax of a gradual increase)
- kasvu noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
French
1 entries- aller crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Galician
2 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
German
1 entries- Crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Italian
2 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Japanese
3 entries- クレッシェンド noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- 最高潮 noun (climax of a gradual increase)
- 高まり noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Korean
1 entries- 크레셴도 noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Latin
2 entries- crēscēns noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- crēscēns noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Macedonian
1 entries- крешендо noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Polish
2 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Portuguese
1 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Russian
1 entries- креще́ндо noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- krešendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- крешендо noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Spanish
2 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Swedish
1 entries- crescendo noun (music: instruction to play gradually more loudly)
Sample sentences
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The noise had reached its crescendo.
Source: tatoeba (8920216)
The overwhelming crescendo by the orchestra was exciting.
Source: tatoeba (8983264)
The crescendo angina persuaded the doctor to order a stress test.
Source: tatoeba (8983266)
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