crooned; crooning; croons
2
: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner
The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
especially
: to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems
: to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner
… croons ballads that conjure up the tenderness of puppy love …—
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croon
noun
Examples of croon in a Sentence
The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
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Viewers met Samberg as Clementine, who's playing keyboard and crooning his heart out in his apartment to ridiculous lyrics that seem to be about a girl who's — an actual drink?
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Stations across the country ignored his request, filling the sound waves with Elvis’s deep, crooning rock-and-roll take on the classic.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Fan video of the special moment found Harlow, dressed in a dark double-breasted suit with a light blue shirt and black tie, expertly crooning the song over the sweep of strings to whoops of delight from the audience.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Stations across the country ignored his request, filling the sound waves with Elvis’s deep, crooning rock-and-roll take on the classic.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Fan video of the special moment found Harlow, dressed in a dark double-breasted suit with a light blue shirt and black tie, expertly crooning the song over the sweep of strings to whoops of delight from the audience.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croon. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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