crescendo
crescendoing
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present participleof crescendo.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As someone who works in food, I see two main reasons behind all this crescendoing pressure.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
A single like Biology opens with a Chicago blues riff that morphs into a crescendoing succession of Euro-trance verses, followed by a stomping cheerleader chorus, before somehow reverting back to the original blues riff.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
Musgraves started her set boldly, with the sweeping Spanish guitar of the album’s title track crescendoing as a giant metal heart ignited in flames behind her.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
“And we wanted each scene to keep progressing and crescendoing bigger and more elaborate.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
And the night behind them was filled with the crescendoing sound of pursuit....
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
