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saltando

saltando adverb: played with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.

Adverb

saltando (not comparable)

  1. Played with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.
    • Mark the following excerpt to be played saltando.1968, Richard D. Worthing, The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Programmed Course of Instruction in Orchestration for the Stringed Instruments, page 111

Origin of saltando

From Italian saltando, gerund of saltare (“to jump”).

Questions about saltando

What does saltando mean?
Saltando means played with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.
What part of speech is saltando?
Saltando is an adverb.

Words near saltando in the dictionary

  1. salt-rising bread
  2. salt-rising breads
  3. salt-water
  4. Salta
  5. Saltaire
  6. saltando
  7. saltant
  8. saltarella
  9. saltarellas
  10. saltarelli
  11. saltarello

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