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di·min·u·en·do dəˌmin(y)əˈwendō/ MUSIC noun noun: diminuendo; plural noun: diminuendos; plural noun: diminuendi 1. a decrease in loudness. "the sudden diminuendos are brilliantly effective" a musical passage to be performed with a decrease in loudness. adverb & adjective adverb: diminuendo; adjective: diminuendo 1. (especially as a direction) with a decrease in loudness. "the diminuendo chorus before the final tumult" verb verb: diminuendo; 3rd person present: diminuendos; past tense: diminuendoed; past participle: diminuendoed; gerund or present participle: diminuendoing 1. decrease in loudness or intensity. "the singers left and the buzz diminuendoed"