CROON


Meaning of CROON in English

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

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