crescendo

Noun
  1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness (synset 104997743)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: intensity, loudness, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
    subtypes: swell - a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
Adjective
  1. (music) gradually increasing in volume (synset 302548500)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    similar to: increasing - (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume
Verb
  1. Grow louder (synset 200547809)
    "The music crescendoes here"
    is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount

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