crescendoing

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A form of crescendo — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of crescendo
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APA

crescendoing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescendoing

MLA

“crescendoing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescendoing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crescendoing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescendoing.

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