Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense croons, present participle crooning, past tense, past participle crooned
1. verb
If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar. [VERB]
Later in the evening, Lewis began to croon another Springsteen song. [VERB noun]
2. verb
If one person talks to another in a soft gentle voice, you can describe them as crooning, especially if you think they are being sentimental or insincere.
'Dear boy,' she crooned, hugging him heartily. [VERB with quote]
The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: say softly, breathe, hum, purr More Synonyms of croon
More Synonyms of croon
croon in British English
(kruːn)
verb
1.
to sing or speak in a soft low tone
noun
2.
a soft low singing or humming
Derived forms
crooner (ˈcrooner)
noun
Word origin
C14: via Middle Dutch crōnen to groan; compare Old High German chrōnan to chatter, Latin gingrīre to cackle (of geese)
croon in American English
(krun)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1.
to sing or hum in a low, gentle tone
2. US
to sing (popular songs) in a soft, sentimental manner
noun
3.
a low, gentle singing or humming
Derived forms
crooner (ˈcrooner)
noun
Word origin
ME & MDu cronen, akin to MLowG kronen, to growl < IE base *ger-: see crow1
Examples of 'croon' in a sentence
croon
He told us jokes and would sing popular songs in a pleasant crooning voice.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
And he ended up providing the musical backdrop to the lovebirds' romantic dinner on the island by crooning away as they sat down to eat.
The Sun (2015)
This time next week, 150 singers will be on a stage crooning a song that has taken a year to write.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
croon
British English: croon VERB
If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar.