Wiktionary
crescendi
n. (plural of crescendo English)
WordNet
crescendi
See crescendo
crescendo
adj. gradually increasing in volume
n. (music) a gradual increase in loudness
v. grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" [ant: decrescendo]
[also: crescendi (pl)]
Usage examples of "crescendi".
When an orchestra of the Journeyers first publicly performed a suite from the time before Handel completely without crescendi and diminuendi, with the naïveté and chasteness of another age and world, some among the audience are said to have been totally uncomprehending, but others listened with fresh attention and had the impression that they were hearing music for the first time in their lives.