decrescendo

/dikrɪ'ʃɛndoʊ/ adjectivenounverb

11 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

ADJECTIVE

1

(music) gradually decreasing in volume.

NOUN

1

(music) a gradual decrease in loudness.

VERB

1

Grow quieter.

“The music decrescendoes here”

WORD FORMS

Starts withD

Ends withO

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Scrabble®17 points

Words With Friends®20 points

Double word34 points

Triple word51 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinecrescendoday

Starts & ends withD … O

Syllablesde · cre · scen · do

SYNONYMS & RELATED3

diminuendo decreasing crescendo

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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