stringendo

adverb strin·gen·do \strin-ˈjen-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of STRINGENDO

: with quickening of tempo (as to a climax) —used as a direction in music

Italian, verbal of stringere to press, from Latin, to bind tight — more at strain

First Known Use: 1853

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