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stringendo

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian stringendo (tightening).

Noun

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stringendo (plural stringendos or stringendi)

  1. (music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.

Adverb

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stringendo (not comparable)

  1. (music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian stringendo (tightening).

Adverb

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stringendo

  1. (music) stringendo
    Synonym: mendesak

Further reading

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Italian

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Verb

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stringendo

  1. gerund of stringere

Latin

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Verb

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stringendō

  1. dative gerund of stringō