croon
verb (used without object)
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
crooningly
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a word derived from
croon.
Example Sentences
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"This'll take the pizen out, old feller," said the farmer, crooningly.
From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Grace Brooks Hill
It was with awe and wonder that a few days later she had seen Mrs. Chic lying in her big white bed so crooningly happy and jubilant.
From The Triflers by Frederick Orin Bartlett
The crooningly sweet voice, the petting, the gift of animal crackers of which he was childishly fond—all these delighted Lad beyond measure.
From Further Adventures of Lad by Albert Payson Terhune
Her voice was crooningly soft and sweet, as if she were murmuring over a sleepy baby.
From The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower
“And you’ve missed ’em ever since—you’ve just been honin’ for a mother, I know,” said the woman, crooningly, and patting Nancy’s shoulder.
From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Amy Bell Marlowe
