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

Definitions

1. adjective & adjectivedverb. With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
2. noun. (music) a gradual decrease in loudness

   Synonyms: diminuendo

3. verb. grow quieter

   "The music decrescendoes here"

4. adjective. gradually decreasing in volume

   Synonyms: diminuendo

Synonyms

diminuendo

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in decrescendo:

crescendoed

Common word forms

decrescendos

Words from these letters

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