noun (plural crescendos) [C,U]
1 (music) a gradual increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
OPPDIMINUENDO
2 a gradual increase in noise; the loudest point of a period of continuous noise
SYNSWELL:
Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out. * There was a tremendous crescendo of noise. * The shrieks of laughter rose to a crescendo. * (figurative) The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas.
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