rinforzando
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rinforzando
1795–1805; < Italian: reinforcing (gerund of rinforzare, equivalent to ri- re- + inforzare to enforce )
Example Sentences
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This was the /piano/ of the scandal; the /rinforzando/ would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.
From The Jealousies of a Country Town by Ellen Marriage
This was the piano of the scandal; the rinforzando would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.
From An Old Maid by Honoré de Balzac
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