diminuendo

• The horrendous din outside slid away into diminuendo, then trailed off with a couple of clangs. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
• The subtle tones of the vibraphone and bass meshed well with the trumpet chime-ins, and each crescendo and diminuendo could be felt by the sway of the audience. —  Seattle Metblogs
• Gradually the sound decreased in volume, decreased in a long diminuendo, and at last faded away into silence Mrs. Windsor sighed Children are very sticky," she remarked. —  The Green Carnation
• Perfect command of the single tone throughout the entire compass of the voice, with accurately graded crescendo and diminuendo, the clear, rapid, and accurate transition from one note to another in the varying degrees of staccato and legato,--these elements include the whole physical material of vocal technique Training the voice is one concrete process. —  The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern
• Willy-wha_--_willy-wha! they called in long diminuendo, before they settled Presently the mist began to rise out of the hollows and hung out over the sea from Inch Ryan to the mainland crags like the stretched awning of a tent. —  Patsy

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