cresc
grow, arise, increase
Usage
-
crescendo
If something, such as a sound, is undergoing a crescendo, it is getting louder and louder or increasing in intensity and is about to reach its peak strength.
-
accrue
When interest on money or personal benefits accrues, it gradually increases or builds up over time.
-
crescent
resembling the new moon in shape
-
decrescendo
grow quieter
-
excrescence
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Related Word Sums
Differentiated vocabulary for your students is just a click away.