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croon
CIDE DICTIONARY
croon, v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to moan.
- To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
- To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly. [1913 Webster]"Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child, and rocking it to and fro." [1913 Webster]
- To sing in a soft, evenly modulated manner adapted to amplifying systems, especially to sing in such a way with exaggerated sentimentality. [PJC]
croon, v. t.
- To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum. [1913 Webster]"Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise." [1913 Webster]
- To soothe by singing softly. [1913 Webster]"The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep." [1913 Webster]
croon, n.
- A low, continued moan; a murmur. [1913 Webster]
- A low singing; a plain, artless melody. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
croon, v. & n.
--v.tr. & intr. hum or sing in a low subdued voice, esp. in a sentimental manner.
--n. such singing.
--v.tr. & intr. hum or sing in a low subdued voice, esp. in a sentimental manner.
--n. such singing.
Derivative
crooner n.
Etymology
ME (orig. Sc. & N.Engl.) f. MDu. & MLG kronen groan, lament
THESAURUS
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, yodelFor further exploring for "croon" in Webster Dictionary Online
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