croon
- 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.
- 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.
- the act or sound of crooning.
Origin of croon
Examples from the Web for crooned
Contemporary Examples of crooned
“All over the world there are children with hopes still burning, in the dreams of tomorrow,” she crooned.
Vivien crooned about his attentions to her in August 1915: “He is all over me, is Bertie, and I simply love him.”
Historical Examples of crooned
Gathering Polly tenderly in his arms, he crooned over her like a mother.
Polly of Lady Gay CottageEmma C. Dowd
"The light one, the light one—the heavy one to come," crooned the Welshwoman.
The Upper BerthFrancis Marion Crawford
Christianna, who had moaned as she crooned, hardly knowing it, at once fell silent.
The Long RollMary Johnston
Many a time had she crooned it in the old days as I rowed her in the boat.
KilgormanTalbot Baines Reed
Old Worble crooned and doddered, and feebly repeated "Picnic?"
croon
- to sing or speak in a soft low tone
- a soft low singing or humming
Word Origin for croon
Word Origin and History for crooned
croon
c.1400, originally Scottish, from Middle Dutch kronen "to lament, mourn," perhaps imitative. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" (mid-15c.). Popularized by Robert Burns. Sense evolved to "lament," then to "sing softly and sadly." Related: Crooned; crooning.