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croon

(kro͞on)
v. crooned, croon·ing, croons
v.intr.
1. To hum or sing softly.
2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.
3. Scots To roar or bellow.
v.tr.
To sing softly or in a humming way: crooning a lullaby.
n.
A soft singing or humming.
[Middle English crounen, from Middle Dutch krōnen, to lament; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]
croon′er n.
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croon

(kruːn)
vb
to sing or speak in a soft low tone
n
a soft low singing or humming
[C14: via Middle Dutch crōnen to groan; compare Old High German chrōnan to chatter, Latin gingrīre to cackle (of geese)]
ˈcrooner n
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croon

(krun)

v.i.
1. to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
2. to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner.
v.t.
3. to sing (a song) in a crooning manner.
4. to lull by singing to in a soft, soothing voice.
n.
5. the act or sound of crooning.
[1350–1400; Middle English cronen < Middle Dutch: to lament]
croon′er, n.
croon′ing•ly, adv.
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croon


Past participle: crooned
Gerund: crooning

Imperative
croon
croon
Present
I croon
you croon
he/she/it croons
we croon
you croon
they croon
Preterite
I crooned
you crooned
he/she/it crooned
we crooned
you crooned
they crooned
Present Continuous
I am crooning
you are crooning
he/she/it is crooning
we are crooning
you are crooning
they are crooning
Present Perfect
I have crooned
you have crooned
he/she/it has crooned
we have crooned
you have crooned
they have crooned
Past Continuous
I was crooning
you were crooning
he/she/it was crooning
we were crooning
you were crooning
they were crooning
Past Perfect
I had crooned
you had crooned
he/she/it had crooned
we had crooned
you had crooned
they had crooned
Future
I will croon
you will croon
he/she/it will croon
we will croon
you will croon
they will croon
Future Perfect
I will have crooned
you will have crooned
he/she/it will have crooned
we will have crooned
you will have crooned
they will have crooned
Future Continuous
I will be crooning
you will be crooning
he/she/it will be crooning
we will be crooning
you will be crooning
they will be crooning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crooning
you have been crooning
he/she/it has been crooning
we have been crooning
you have been crooning
they have been crooning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crooning
you will have been crooning
he/she/it will have been crooning
we will have been crooning
you will have been crooning
they will have been crooning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crooning
you had been crooning
he/she/it had been crooning
we had been crooning
you had been crooning
they had been crooning
Conditional
I would croon
you would croon
he/she/it would croon
we would croon
you would croon
they would croon
Past Conditional
I would have crooned
you would have crooned
he/she/it would have crooned
we would have crooned
you would have crooned
they would have crooned
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. croon - sing softly
sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
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croon

verb
1. sing, warble a nightclub singer who crooned romantic songs
2. say softly, breathe, hum, purr The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife.
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Translations
يُدَندِن، يُغنّي للطّفليُغنّي بهدوء وعاطفيّـه
broukatprozpěvovat
croonenynne
hyräillä
halkan dúdol
raula, sönglasyngja væmnislega
niūniuotisentimentaliai dainuotisentimentalių dainų atlikėjas
dungotizjusti dziedāt
pospevovať
mırıldanmak yanık yanık şarkı söylemek

croon

[kruːn] VT & VI → canturrear, cantar en voz baja
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

croon

[ˈkruːn]
vi (= sing quietly) → chantonner (= speak quietly) → parler d'une voix douce
vt (= sing quietly) → chantonner, fredonner (= say quietly) → dire d'une voix douce, susurrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

croon

vt (= sing softly) → leise or sanft singen ; (usu pej, sentimentally) → gefühlvoll or schmalzig (pej inf) → singen
vi (= sing softly) → leise or sanft singen ; (usu pej, sentimentally) → Schnulzen (pej inf) → or sentimentale Lieder singen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

croon

[kruːn] vt & vi (sing quietly) → canticchiare ; (professionally) → cantare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

croon

(kruːn) verb
1. to sing or hum in a low voice. She crooned a lullaby. neurie يُدَندِن، يُغنّي للطّفل тананикам cantarolar broukat (si) summen nynne σιγοτραγουδώ, μουρμουρίζω canturrear, cantar en voz baja (laulu) ümisema آواز خواندن با صدای آرام hyräillä fredonner לְזָמֵר בְּקוֹל רָך गुनगुनाना pjevati ispod glasa halkan dúdol bersenandung raula, söngla canticchiare 低音で歌う 중얼거리다 niūniuoti dungot berdendang zacht zingen nynne nucić په ارامه غږ سره ویل cantarolar a fredona напевать вполголоса hmkať (si) brundati pevušiti nynna, gnola ฮัมเพลง mırıldanmak 低吟,低聲歌唱 мугикати گنگنانا، دهيرے دهيرے گانا ngâm nga 低吟,低声歌唱
2. to sing in a quiet, sentimental style. neurie يُغنّي بهدوء وعاطفيّـه пея монотонно cantar prozpěvovat (si) schmalzig singen croone τραγουδώ με τρόπο αισθηματικό cantar una tonada mahedahäälselt laulma زمزمه وار خواندن؛ بصورت احساسی خواندن kuiskata fredonner לְפָזֵם धीरे धीरे गुनगुनाना pjevušiti halkan dúdol bernyanyi syngja væmnislega cantare in modo sentimentale 甘くささやくように歌う 감상적으로 낮게 노래하다 sentimentaliai dainuoti izjusti dziedāt (populāras dziesmas) mengulitkan croonen synge i en sentimental balladestil zawodzić زمزمه کول، د لوستلو احساس کول cantar a fre­dona проникновенно петь pospevovať si tiho prepevati pevušiti sjunga nynnande [och sentimentalt] ร้องเพลงค่อย ๆ yanık yanık şarkı söylemek 哼唱 наспівувати جذباتى انداز مي‍ں گانا tiếng hát ngâm nga 哼唱
ˈcrooner noun
neurie, sniksanger مُدَنْدِن напяване cantor zpěvák šlágrů der/die Schnulzensänger(in) refrænsanger; crooner τραγουδιστής vocalista sentimentaalsete laulude esitaja آواز خوان nyyhkylaulaja chanteur/-euse de charme זמר गुनगुनाने वाला pjevač koji tiho pjeva sanzonénekes penyanyi raulari; lágraddaður söngvari sem syngur á tilfinningasaman hátt cantante di canzoni sentimentali 甘くささやくように歌う歌手 나직막한 목소리로 감상적으로 노래하는 사람 sentimentalių dainų atlikėjas populāru dziesmu dziedātājs penyanyi crooner sanger som synger sentimentale ballader pieśniarz śpiewający sentymentalne ballady سندرغاړی cantor interpret de cântece de dra­goste шансонье džezový spevák, -čka pevec onaj koji pevuši [smör]sångare, crooner ผู้ฮัมเพลง yanık şarkıcı 低聲吟唱的歌手 естрадний співак دهيرے دهيرے گان‍ے والا ca sỹ chuyên hát các bài hát tình cảm 低声吟唱的歌手
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"Wait awhile, and I will prepare some." As he kneeled to throw fuel on the fire the langur ran to the door of the shrine, crooned and ran back again, plucking at the man's knee.
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"There, there, you poor lamb," she crooned, dropping to the floor and drawing the little girl into her arms.
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crooned Namgay Doola again and again, and I racked my brain for that lost tune.
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