(of a piece of music) to be played fading away gradually
adverb
2.
fading away gradually
smorzando in American English
(smɔʀˈtsɑndɔ)
Italian
adjective, adverb
Musical Direction
dying away
Word origin
It
smorzando in American English
(smɔrtˈsɑːndou, Italian zmɔʀˈtsɑːndɔ)
adjective
Music
fading away; dying out (a musical direction)
Word origin
[1790–1800; ‹ It, ger. of smorzare to extinguish]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gelatin, ideology, peanut, rationalism, standby