croon
verb (used without object)
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
was crooning
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past progressiveof croon.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At a Puerto Vallarta outpost of a drugstore chain that sold reporters fake medications, Ed Sheeran was crooning through tinny speakers about having faith in what he sees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
“I gave him voice lessons for an early Christmas present, and he was crooning the day before he died,” she said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
That’s where the paper goods could be found, and other shoppers followed suit, making sort of a conga line, as Stevie Wonder was crooning “Baby, everything is all right…” on the piped-in Muzak.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2020
It was a solo in “Newsical the Musical,” the Off Broadway revue, and the guest star was crooning about how he was no longer a catty gossip.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2012
She asked if he was breathing, and I asked Mom, and she said no, and the whole time this totally incongruous soul song was crooning tinnily through his earbuds.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
