crescendoing
Rising in volume
Crescendoing is the present participle of crescendo, meaning to build gradually in volume or intensity.
From music, where a crescendo is a passage that grows progressively louder, the term now applies broadly to anything that escalates: The applause was crescendoing as she took her final bow, Tensions had been crescendoing for weeks.
Enclosed roofed structure
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- surgingRising with sudden force
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
mounting · rising · heightening · increasing · intensifying · peaking · culminating · accelerating
Very loud, musically
- accelerandoGradual tempo increase
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
- symphonicPertaining to large-scale orchestral music
dramatic · climactic · thundering · soaring · roaring · dynamic · powerful · resounding
Reaching highest point
- culminatingReaching the highest point
- crestingReaching the peak
- reachingExtending toward something
- apexUppermost point or culmination
zenith · pinnacle · summit · climax · finale · highpoint · apogee · acme
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
urgency · passion · fervor · frenzy · hysteria · exhilaration · elation · anxiety
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- surgingRising with sudden force
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
amplifying · mounting · rising · heightening · increasing · intensifying · peaking · culminating · accelerating · expanding
fortissimo
Very loud, musically
- accelerandoGradual tempo increase
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
symphonic · dramatic · climactic · thundering · soaring · roaring · dynamic · powerful · resounding · booming
peaking
Reaching highest point
- culminatingReaching the highest point
- crestingReaching the peak
- reachingExtending toward something
apex · zenith · pinnacle · summit · climax · finale · highpoint · apogee · acme · watershed
tension
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
drama · urgency · passion · fervor · frenzy · hysteria · exhilaration · elation · anxiety · dread
crescendoingfading out
Gradual decrease to nothing
dying away · softening · fading · quieting · dying down
crescendoingwinding down
Gradually decreasing toward conclusion
petering out · ebbing · waning · declining · dwindling
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