rinforzando

[ Italian reen-fawr-tsahn-daw ]
/ Italian ˌrin fɔrˈtsɑn dɔ /

adjective, adverb

sforzando.

Origin of rinforzando

1795–1805; < Italian: reinforcing (gerund of rinforzare, equivalent to ri- re- + inforzare to enforce)

Words nearby rinforzando

rina, rinceau, rind, rinderpest, rinehart, rinforzando, ring, ring a bell, ring abscess, ring back, ring binder

Example sentences from the Web for rinforzando

  • This was the piano of the scandal; the rinforzando would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.

    An Old Maid |Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for rinforzando

rinforzando
/ (ˌriːnfɔːˈtsændəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

a less common term for sforzando

Word Origin for rinforzando

Italian, literally: reinforcing