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crescendo

How many syllables in crescendo?

  3 syllables

Divide crescendo into syllables:   cre-scen-do
How to say crescendo:

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Synonyms for crescendo


2 syllables
  • buildup
  • increase
  • upsurge
  • climax
  • swelling
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with crescendo

    1 syllable
    • vend
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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