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Definition of croonnext
as in to sing
to produce low, soft musical tones with the voice croon a lullaby a singer crooning onstage

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noun

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Verb
Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
For 20 years, Joey Ramone’s hiccupping croon and Johnny Ramone’s relentless power chords kept on and on for 14 albums and more than 2,000 shows. Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 May 2026 While the entire band was a powerhouse, as lead singer Malo brought not only strong, soulful vocals that could veer between a Roy Orbison-esque baritone croon and country twang, but a genial humor that often manifested itself during the group’s concerts. Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for croon
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Verb
  • Recorded throughout the book tour for On Morrison—Serpell’s electrifying, critical examination of Morrison’s writing—each episode welcomes listeners into rooms full of readers and discussions of how Morrison made her words sing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Women sang, debated and pitched business ideas ranging from poultry farming to detergent-making.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
  • Elsewhere around the state, Patrick’s serenade of Kat was filmed at Seattle Center.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
  • In April 2019, Williams shared a nostalgic video of the two serenading her daughter Rowan with a Cheetah Girls hit-turned-lullaby via FaceTime.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Paper-thin hotel walls, hallway chatter, humming AC units—travel comes with plenty of sleep interruptions.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Never forget, this place is a cultural cornerstone, extending far beyond the sterile, humming servers of the tech sector.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The ballad also aligns with the perspective of Jessie’s (Joan Cusack) abandonment and eventual joining of Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz’s (Tim Allen) crew of toys that once belonged to Andy and now live with Bonnie.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Wow is the jawline in profile: that transcendent shift from saggy to sharp, obtuse to acute.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Wembanyama missed seven shots from the floor, going 11 of 18 and silencing the crowd that at one point directed a vulgar chant his way.
    Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
  • The chant bounces off office buildings, train stations and arena walls.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026

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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croon. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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