scherzando
1 of 2adverb or adjective
scher·zan·do skert-ˈsän-(ˌ)dō 
: in sportive manner : playfully —used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo
allegretto scherzando
scherzando
2 of 2noun
plural scherzandos
: a passage or movement in scherzando style
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2021 Parameswaran was in impressive command of the score, especially in the second movement, a scherzando dance with uneven meters and tricky cross-rhythms. cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2019
Noun
The second-movement Andante scherzando had a lovely buoyancy. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2021 Parameswaran was in impressive command of the score, especially in the second movement, a scherzando dance with uneven meters and tricky cross-rhythms. cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Adverb or adjective
Italian, from verbal of scherzare to joke, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German scherzen to leap for joy, joke; perhaps akin to Greek skairein to gambol
First Known Use
Adverb Or Adjective
circa 1811, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1876, in the meaning defined above