单词 | croon |
释义 | croon —crooner, n. —crooningly, adv. /kroohn/, v.i. 1. to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby. 2. to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s. 3. to utter a low murmuring sound. 4. Scot. and North Eng. a. to bellow; low. b. to lament; mourn. v.t. 5. to sing (a song) in a crooning manner. 6. to lull by singing or humming to in a soft, soothing voice: to croon a child to sleep. n. 7. the act or sound of crooning. [1350-1400; ME cronen < MD: to lament] |
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