croon
[ kroon ]
/ krun /
verb (used without object)
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.
RELATED WORDS
artist, musician, voice, diva, soloist, vocalist, minstrel, songwriter, troubadour, songbird, songster, artiste, warbler, chorister, accompanist, chanter, nightingale, bard, poet, jongleur
Nearby words
crookes tube, crookes, sir william, crookesite, crookneck, crool, crooner, crooner, crop, crop circle, crop duster, crop dusting
Origin of croon
1350–1400; Middle English cronen < Middle Dutch: to lament
Related formscroon·er, nouncroon·ing·ly, adverb
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croon
/ (kruːn) /
verb
to sing or speak in a soft low tone
noun
a soft low singing or humming
Derived Formscrooner, 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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