croon
verb (used without object)
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
crooned
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past participleof croon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof croon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
croonverb (used without object)to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
Example Sentences
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The wholesome Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes have been taught in classrooms, crooned in karaoke bars and used in U.S.-China diplomacy for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Diplomatic wheels, it seemed, were in motion, even as the lack of detail left many around the world with suspicious minds, as Elvis once crooned.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
They have crooned to covers of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, danced in the style of K-pop stars and pretended to have beef with other boy bands—and Katy Perry, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
TVs across the state blared what became known as the “banjo ad,” in which a country singer crooned that Newby would bring “justice tough but fair.”
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
"Hold still, ho-o-old still," crooned Herbert Thatcher to the squirming mass of brown and yellow fur in his hands.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
