crooner


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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:crooner - a singer of popular ballads]crooner - a singer of popular ballads
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
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Translations
مُدَنْدِن
zpěvák šlágrů
croonerrefrænsanger
sanzonénekes
džezový spevák
yanık şarkıcı

crooner

[ˈkruːnəʳ] N → cantante mf melódico/a
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crooner

[ˈkruːnər] n (= singer) → crooner m
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crooner

n → Sänger m → (sentimentaler Lieder), Schnulzensänger m (pej inf)
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crooner

[ˈkruːnəʳ] n → cantante m/f melodico
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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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