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

While Stapleton crooned, Kidman, 57, could be seen wrapping her hands around the honoree as the pair swayed side to side. —Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 May 2025

But imagine the uproar if Fogler wasn’t given a campy song to sing in his laboratory or Wilson wasn’t given a pandering female empowerment anthem to croon in a castle. —Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025

Johansen started over with a NYC lounge act as Buster Poindexter, crooning R&B oldies in a tux and pompadour. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025

Some high-falutin’ folks croon about eating caviar with sour cream and potato chips. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 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