Synonyms of crooning

crooning

verb

present participle of croon

as in singing

to produce low, soft musical tones with the voice

croon a lullaby

a singer crooning onstage

Related Words

• singing
• warbling
• humming
• lilting
• trilling
• quavering
• yodeling
• slurring
• trolling
• harmonizing
• vocalizing
• chanting
• belting
• serenading
• scatting
• sharping
• caroling
• descanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crooning

Before then, monochromatic clips show Karol and Mars racing around on go-karts, trading lyrics back and forth in the empty lower bowl seating area, and crooning over a guitar backstage. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

In a profoundly prolific decade, Texas singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has refined a soulful country purview, crooning sweetly about love and perseverance in misfortune and yielding rave reviews and Grammy nominations. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

The minute-long clip, shared on June 10, shows Langley crooning the late '90s ballad while accompanying herself on piano. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026

The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

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

What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026

Tammy Wynette and George Jones may have gotten a D-I-V-O-R-C-E, but the crooning duo had a hard time severing ties for good. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026