stringendo

English

Etymology

From Italian stringendo (“tightening”).

Noun

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

stringendo (not comparable)

  1. (music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian stringendo (“tightening”).

Adverb

stringendo

  1. (music) stringendo
    Synonym: mendesak

Further reading

Italian

Verb

stringendo

  1. gerund of stringere

Latin

Verb

stringendō

  1. dative gerund of stringō
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