croon

[ kroon ]

/ krun /

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See synonyms for: croon / crooned / crooning / crooner on Thesaurus.com

verb (used without object)

to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby.

to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s.

to utter a low murmuring sound.

Scot. and North England.

to bellow; low.
to lament; mourn.

verb (used with object)

to sing (a song) in a crooning manner.

to lull by singing or humming to in a soft, soothing voice: to croon a child to sleep.

noun

the act or sound of crooning.

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Origin of croon

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cronen, from Middle Dutch: “to lament”

OTHER WORDS FROM croon

croon·er, nouncroon·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby croon

Crookes tube, crookneck, crook one's elbow, crook rafter, crool, croon, crooner, crop, crop circle, crop-dust, crop duster

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How to use croon in a sentence

“I love the buttery crust, but I love the meat just as much,” they croon.
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At first blush, it brings to mind the sultry, melancholic croon of Lana Del Rey.
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He even enlists Mary J. Blige to croon an emotional bridge about how much he loves Mothah Killah.
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Very few colleagues in either party would croon along with the Beach Boys that “I wish they all could be California Girls.”
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“Scarlet Town,” a dark and hypnotic ballad, depicts a red-light district of the soul, with a hushed and craggy croon.
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He called him the "Croon Prince" because the black crosses painted on his wings were of a more elaborate design than was usual.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
Was there ever a mother who did not croon to her fretful child, and who did not rock her babe to sleep with rhythmic lullaby?
Spirit and Music|H. Ernest Hunt
The music was quite lost here, and Persis hummed the tune herself; seemed to croon it into his very heart.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
A quaint recitative of his own, which he generally contrived to vary each night, was the song, a loving croon of sleep and rest.
The Book-Bills of Narcissus|Le Gallienne, Richard
She continued to croon softly the lullaby which had belonged to her own babies: "Hushaby, sweet, my own—"
The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for croon

croon

/ (kruːn) /

verb

to sing or speak in a soft low tone

noun

a soft low singing or humming

Derived forms of croon

crooner, noun

Word Origin for croon

C14: via Middle Dutch crōnen to groan; compare Old High German chrōnan to chatter, Latin gingrīre to cackle (of geese)

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