I. ˈkrün verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English croynen to bellow, from Middle Dutch cronen; akin to Old High German krōnen to chatter, beat, Latin gingrire to honk (of geese), Greek gingras Phoenician flute, Middle Irish grith cry, Sanskrit jarate he cries — more at crane
intransitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland
a. : to make a continuous hollow sound : low (as of cattle) : boom (as of a bell)
b. : lament , wail , moan
crooning for her lost child
2.
a. : to make a continued moaning sound
with the doctor's fiddle crooning away down the corridor — Hervey Allen
the wind crooning in the trees
specifically : to sing in a gentle murmuring manner and often wordlessly
croon over a baby
b. : to sing in half voice especially into a closely held microphone
transitive verb
1. : to sing (as a lullaby, song, or lament) in a crooning manner
croon a hit song
2. : to sing to in a soft composing manner : lull
croon a child to sleep
II. noun
( -s )
1. : the sound made in crooning (as low murmuring, humming, or singing) : lament
2. : a song that is crooned or adapted to crooning