Main Entry: croon

Pronunciation: \ˈkrün\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English croynen, from Middle Dutch cronen; akin to Old High German crōnen to chatter

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 chiefly Scottish : bellow, boom
2 : to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially : to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systemstransitive verb : to sing (as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner

— croon noun