scherzando

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skɛəˈtsændəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skert sän′dō, -san′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scher•zan•do  (skert sän′dō, -san′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Music and Dance(a musical direction) playful;
    sportive.
  • Italian, gerund, gerundive of scherzare to joke; see scherzo
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scherzando / skɛəˈtsændəʊ/ ,
  1. to be performed in a light-hearted manner
 ( -di / -diː/, -dos)
  1. a movement, passage, etc directed to be performed in this way
Etymology: Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo

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