crooned; crooning; croons
2
: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner
The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
especially
: to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems
: to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner
… croons ballads that conjure up the tenderness of puppy love …—
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croon
noun
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The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
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Horan, dressed in jeans and a long-sleeve white shirt made his way to the stage holding an acoustic guitar and gave Mendes a big hug as the duo broke into song together, crooning the ballad’s chorus together.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The song reappears later in the movie during a dream sequence, as Isaac imagines walking outside his mountaintop prison and finding Iris crooning it to him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 July 2025
On today’s episode: John Legend croons; CPI inflation soothes; Same job as mom?
—Darian Woods, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The song reappears later in the movie during a dream sequence, as Isaac imagines walking outside his mountaintop prison and finding Iris crooning it to him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 July 2025
On today’s episode: John Legend croons; CPI inflation soothes; Same job as mom?
—Darian Woods, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croon. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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