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1. (v.i.) croon
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice.
2. croon
to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner.
3. (v.t.) croon
to sing (a song) in a crooning manner.
4. croon
to lull by singing to in a soft, soothing voice.
5. (n.) croon
the act or sound of crooning.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME cronen < MD: to lament)
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| Definition of 'croon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) croon
sing softly
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| Definition of 'croon' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) croon
a low, continued moan; a murmur
2. (noun) croon
a low singing; a plain, artless melody
3. (verb) croon
to make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain
4. (verb) croon
to hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly
5. (verb) croon
to sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum
6. (verb) croon
to soothe by singing softly
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Sense: to sing or hum in a low voice
She crooned a lullaby.
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 Afrikaans: neurie |
 Arabic: يُدَندِن، يُغنّي للطّفل |
 Bulgarian: тананикам |
 Brazilian: cantarolar |
 Czech: broukat (si) |
 German: summen |
 Danish: nynne |
 Greek: σιγοτραγουδώ, μουρμουρίζω |
 Spanish: canturrear, cantar en voz |
 Estonian: (laulu)ümisema |
 Farsi: آواز خواندن با صدای آرام |
 Finnish: hyräillä |
 French: fredonner |
 Hebrew: לְזָמֵר בְּקוֹל רָך |
 Hindi: गुनगुनाना |
 Croatian: pjevati ispod glasa |
 Hungarian: halkan dúdol |
 Indonesian: bersenandung |
 Icelandic: raula, söngla |
 Italian: canticchiare |
 Japanese: 低音で歌う |
 Korean: 중얼거리다 |
 Lithuanian: niūniuoti |
 Latvian: dungot |
 Malay: berdendang |
 Dutch: zacht zingen |
 Norwegian: nynne |
 Polish: nucić |
 Persian: آواز خواندن با صدای آرام |
 Pashto: په ارامه غږ سره ویل |
 Portuguese: cantarolar |
 Romanian: a fredona |
 Russian: напевать вполголоса |
 Slovak: hmkať (si) |
 Slovenian: brundati |
 Serbian: pevušiti |
 Swedish: nynna, gnola |
 Thai: ฮัมเพลง |
 Turkish: mırıldanmak |
 Taiwanese: 低吟，低聲歌唱 |
 Ukrainian: мугикати |
 Urdu: گنگنانا، دهيرے دهيرے گانا |
 Vietnamese: ngâm nga |
 Chinese: 低吟，低声歌唱 |
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