croon

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\ ˈkrün

crooned; crooning; croons

Definition of croon

intransitive verb

1 chiefly Scotland : bellow, boom

2 : to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner The mother crooned as she rocked the baby. especially : to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems

transitive verb

: to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner … croons ballads that conjure up the tenderness of puppy love …— Joan Morgan

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The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.

Recent Examples on the Web The phases of the moon reflected onto the stage floor as Uchis draped herself over a temple-like structure to croon the song. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2021 Combs then began to croon the tune with just a keyboardist accompanying him. — Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2020 The crooning Tacos and dancing Llamas may seem like the most outrageous part of the show. — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 7 Mar. 2020 At first, the woman, who has since been identified as professional singer Charlotte Awbery, tentatively croons the first few lines of Lady Gaga’s verse. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, 19 Feb. 2020 New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 May 2020 And with time, the singer continues to wow us with her sultry dance moves and pop star croons. — Nandi Howard, Essence, 21 Nov. 2019 Joe stands on the roof of an emergency vehicle and croons about making tiger eye contact. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2020 In between the salad and seafood and chocolate mousse, the cabaret artist Justin Vivian Bond would get up from a table to croon, and models of all ages would sidle between the seats, dressed in Ms. Comey’s collection. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020

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