decrescendoed
Gradually became softer
Decrescendoed is the past tense of decrescendo, a musical term meaning to gradually decrease in loudness or intensity.
In musical notation, a decrescendo passage moves from louder to softer, the opposite of a crescendo.
The word extends beyond music to describe anything that fades or diminishes: The applause decrescendoed as the lights came up.
Their argument decrescendoed into sullen silence.
Extremely quiet, in scores
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- sotto voceIn an undertone
morendo · staccato · legato · marcato · tenuto · crescendo · forte
Progressive decrease in width
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- dying awayGradually becoming inaudible
- trailing offGradually becoming inaudible
fading out · petering out · softening · quieting · hushing · subsiding · receding · dissolving
Becoming progressively less
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- abatingBecoming less intense
- attenuatingReducing in force
lowering · reducing · declining · weakening · dropping · falling off · thinning · contracting
pianissimo
Extremely quiet, in scores
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
sotto voce · morendo · staccato · legato · marcato · tenuto · crescendo · forte
tapering
Progressive decrease in width
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- dying awayGradually becoming inaudible
trailing off · fading out · petering out · softening · quieting · hushing · subsiding · receding · dissolving · melting away
diminishing
Becoming progressively less
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- abatingBecoming less intense
attenuating · lowering · reducing · declining · weakening · dropping · falling off · thinning · contracting
calming
Inducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- quietudeState of calm stillness
stillness · tranquility · repose · winding down · relaxing · easing · gentling · subduing
decrescendoedcrescendoed
Grew progressively louder
swelled · built · intensified · amplified · built up