— crooner , n. — crooningly , adv.
/kroohn/ , v.i.
1. to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby.
2. to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s.
3. to utter a low murmuring sound.
4. Scot. and North Eng.
a. to bellow; low.
b. to lament; mourn.
v.t.
5. to sing (a song) in a crooning manner.
6. to lull by singing or humming to in a soft, soothing voice: to croon a child to sleep.
n.
7. the act or sound of crooning.
[ 1350-1400; ME cronen ]