croon
verb (used without object)
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
had been crooning
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past perfect progressiveof croon.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The organ that had been crooning as happily as a woman over her babe restored, steadied to a tune.
From Actions and Reactions by Rudyard Kipling
So I had been crooning the Song of Eternity?
From Question of Comfort by Les Collins
Gilbert had gone down and Leslie, who had been crooning over the small James Matthew in the dormer window, laid him asleep in his basket and went her way.
From Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
