Definition of "glissandi" [glissandi]

• Plural form of glissando. (noun)

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• "Throughout the film, the constant cacophony of farm life becomes a symphony of bells, baas, and bleats -- of groans, grunts, and glissandi -- as the animals routinely meet, mate, and munch."
• "Occasionally, violin glissandi referenced both contemporary classical technique and the bent tones of the blues."
• "They stammer out their glissandi woes in a sort of fugal chaos, with the orchestra and its chorus washing over them with dark chords and fraying melodic lines."