stringendo

English

Etymology

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

• Edringtons, Redingtons, grindstone

Italian

Verb

stringendo

1. gerund of stringere

Latin

Verb

stringendō

1. dative gerund of stringō