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Croon Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Croon? [v] sing softly Synonyms \| Synonyms for Croon: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Croon: anthem \| ballad \| carol \| chant \| chirp \| chirrup \| choir \| chorus \| descant \| do-re-mi \| hum \| hymn \| intonate \| intone \| lilt \| minstrel \| pipe \| psalm \| quaver \| roulade \| serenade \| shake \| sing \| sing in chorus \| sol-fa \| solmizate \| tremolo \| trill \| troll \| tweedle \| tweedledee \| twit \| twitter \| vocalize \| warble \| whistle \| yodel See Also \| sing Croon In Webster's Dictionary \Croon\ (kr??n), v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to moan. ?24.] 1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly. Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child, and rocking it to and fro. --Dickens. \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooned} (kr??nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooning}.] 1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum. Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C. Bront?. 2. To soothe by singing softly. The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep. --Dickens. \Croon\, n. 1. A low, continued moan; a murmur. 2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.

Croon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Croon?

[v] sing softly

Synonyms | Synonyms for Croon:

See Also | sing

Croon In Webster's Dictionary

\Croon\ (kr??n), v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to
moan. ?24.]
1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in
   pain. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly.

         Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick
         child, and rocking it to and fro.     --Dickens.


\Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooned} (kr??nd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Crooning}.]
1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum.

         Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C.
                                               Bront?.

2. To soothe by singing softly.

         The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung
         and crooned himself asleep.           --Dickens.


\Croon\, n.
1. A low, continued moan; a murmur.

2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.

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