CROON

croon

(verb) sing softly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

croon (third-person singular simple present croons, present participle crooning, simple past and past participle crooned)

(ambitransitive) To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.

(ambitransitive) To say softly or gently

(transitive) To soothe by singing softly.

(Scotland) To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain.

Noun

croon (plural croons)

A soft or sentimental hum or song.

Anagrams

• Conor, Norco, corno, r'coon

Source: Wiktionary

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Croon (krn), v. i. Etym: [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to moan.

1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. [Scot.] Jamieson.

2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly. Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child, and rocking it to and fro. Dickens.

Croon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crooned (krnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crooning.]

1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum. Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. C. Bront

2. To soothe by singing softly. The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep. Dickens.

Croon, n.

1. A low, continued moan; a murmur.

2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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