decrescendo
verbEtymology Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music To gradually become quieter
decrescendo
noun/ˌdiːkɹɪˈʃɛndəʊ/ · /ˌdiːkɹəˈʃɛndəʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian decrescendo.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music An instruction to play gradually more softly.
2
A gradual decrease in volume or loudness of a piece of music.
- The peace was ended by the sound of an approaching train, the steady exhaust beat that has its own appeal, and amid a cloud of steam a rebuilt "Scot" burst from under the bridge at the south end of the station, and roared past at high speed. A long line of lighted windows flashed past, and then, in decrescendo, the sound and fury passed northwards.1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 53: