| 释义 |
croon
I. \ˈkrün\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English croynen to bellow, from Middle Dutch cronen; akin to Old High German krōnen to chatter, beat, Latin gingrire to honk (of geese), Greek gingras Phoenician flute, Middle Irish grith cry, Sanskrit jarate he cries — more at crane
intransitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland
a. : to make a continuous hollow sound : low (as of cattle) : boom (as of a bell)
b. : lament, wail, moan
< crooning for her lost child >
2.
a. : to make a continued moaning sound
< with the doctor's fiddle crooning away down the corridor — Hervey Allen >
< the wind crooning in the trees >
specifically : to sing in a gentle murmuring manner and often wordlessly
< croon over a baby >
b. : to sing in half voice especially into a closely held microphone
transitive verb
1. : to sing (as a lullaby, song, or lament) in a crooning manner
< croon a hit song >
2. : to sing to in a soft composing manner : lull
< croon a child to sleep >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the sound made in crooning (as low murmuring, humming, or singing) : lament
2. : a song that is crooned or adapted to crooning |