tremolando
1 of 2adverb (or adjective)
trem·o·lan·do
variants or less commonly tremulando
ˌtreməˈlän(ˌ)dō
: tremulous —used as a direction in music to perform in a tremolo
tremolando
2 of 2noun
variants or less commonly tremulando
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plural tremolandos
-ōz
or tremolandi -ndē
: a tremolo effect especially by the strings of an orchestra
Word History
Etymology
Adverb (or adjective)
Italian, literally, trembling, from Medieval Latin tremulandum, gerund of tremulare to tremble