diminuendo
Example Sentences
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So I ran to the music, and, sure enough, that’s exactly what C.P.E. was asking for — no diminuendo, no rallentando, nothing.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2022
Seems to me that that last exchange between Paige and Elizabeth wasn't just a random diminuendo.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2017
In Mitchell’s case, the diminuendo was especially long, and his continued expectations for himself much higher.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2015
As each wave rolls in—booming, roaring, growling, hissing—I listen to its voice: the unique contours of its rising and falling, its singular crescendo and diminuendo.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2015
On the drive a motor snorted, snored, drew away with a whine diminuendo....
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
