croon

verb

ˈkrün 

crooned; crooning; croons

intransitive verb

1

chiefly Scotland : bellow, boom

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

transitive verb

: 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 …

—Joan Morgan

croon noun

Examples of croon in a Sentence

The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.

Recent Examples on the Web

King’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which was about another controversial pop star in Queen’s Freddie Mercury, overcame all obstacles and opened to $51 million stateside and crooned to north of $216M U.S./Canada and $910.8M worldwide with four Oscar wins. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025

This is not a musical where senior citizens walk on stage and croon heartily to advise the next generation. —David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025

He’s joined by three women, one crooning into a microphone while the others engage in a deep conversation. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025

But as a vocalist, Menne is more expressive and affecting than ever, alternating from whisper to croon to mid-range belting from one song to the next. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English croynen, from Middle Dutch cronen; akin to Old High German crōnen to chatter

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for croon

• boon
• brune
• coon
• dune
• goon
• hewn
• hoon
• june
• loon
• moon
• noon
• poon

Kids Definition

croon

verb

ˈkrün 

: to hum or sing in a low soft voice

croon a lullaby

croon noun

crooner noun