The Only Use
crescendo
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)
- The caterwauling horns had reached a crescendo and I turned away and cut across the lawn toward home.
p. 55.5crescendo = maximum intensityeditor's notes: Caterwauling describes the horns as making a shrill unpleasant noise.
Definitions:
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(1)
(crescendo) a gradual increase in intensity; or the time of maximum intensity -- especially in the loudness of music
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)