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decrescendo
decrescendo is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective & adjectivedverb, noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses
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- 1adjective & adjectivedverb
With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
- 2noun
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
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- 3verb
grow quieter
"The music decrescendoes here"
- 4adjective
gradually decreasing in volume
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