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CROON
croon
(verb) sing softly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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