Meaning of croon in English:

croon

Pronunciation /kruːn/

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verb

[no object]

1Hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner.
‘she was crooning to the child’
- ‘the female vocalist crooned smoky blues into the microphone’
- ‘‘Lovely Leia’ my Mamma would croon in a sing song voice to me as I lay curled in her lap.’
- ‘‘We learn to communicate as babies through crooning and singing from our mothers,’ he says.’
- ‘Further, Jake does not just sing, he croons, swoons, bellows and lets it all loose.’
- ‘Invite a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist to croon with your best student bands and fill the theatre.’
- ‘Most of the tunes are instrumental, though he drafts a few guest vocalists to quietly croon or blues-up the sound.’
- ‘The female singer crooned, and the audience didn't miss a note.’
- ‘The album comes to a perfect end with female vocals crooning about a spinning top slowly coming to a stop.’
- ‘You're not just singing, you're crooning and your voice is all mellow and smooth and tastes like honey.’
- ‘Should Australia's national anthem be sung straight or is it all right to warble, croon or rock it up?’
- ‘On ‘Caught Between’, Eno's voice croons from the distance over slow shimmering beats, and minimal piano and guitar lines.’
- ‘At the end, instead of a fat lady singing, we get a thinner but happier Watt contentedly crooning about how great it is to be alive.’
- ‘His wife had snatched the child out of his arms one day as he sat on the doorstep crooning to it a song such as the mothers sing to babies in his mountains.’
- ‘But it wasn't pitch-perfect crooning that made her such an icon.’
- ‘I was pleasantly surprised when she crooned ditties sung by other playback singers in concerts.’
- ‘I flopped onto my back and started crooning in my off key voice.’
- ‘Indeed, singing seems to be something new to him - or perhaps it is just that his voice is not right for the tunes he is crooning.’
- ‘And, odd as it may seem, his voice was strikingly beautiful as he crooned that line.’
- ‘No amateur karaoke here, only recording contract voices crooning the classics accompanied by a really talented and funny pianist.’
- ‘He croons the words mawkishly, holding the mike close to his mouth, keeping a straight face.’
- ‘The karaoke-mad couple love nothing better than getting up and crooning hit songs.’
sing softly, hum, lilt, carol, warble, trill, quaver
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1. 1.1with direct speech Say in a soft, low voice.
  ‘‘Goodbye, you lovely darling,’ she crooned’
  ‘My mother's voice croons in my ear, ‘Darling, what's the matter?’’
  ‘I spoke to him, crooning soft, comforting words.’
  ‘But then, a peaceful, mature, controlled voice crooned next to them.’
  ‘‘Oh, come on, honey, don't be that way,’ a familiar voice crooned.’
  ‘‘Shannon, you really need to stop being so sullen,’ the quiet voice crooned over the phone.’

noun

in singular

A soft, low voice or tone.
‘he sang in a gentle, highly expressive croon’
- ‘Who, back in 1991, would have guessed that his clenched-teeth complaining-voice came along with such an expressive croon?’
- ‘Kieran held the animal to the rapid pace with a soft croon of reassurance that Michael doubted he felt.’
- ‘The vocals plateau at a whining croon throughout the most of the album.’
- ‘Hey, if you listen carefully enough around Christmas time, you might even catch the dulcet croon of a certain Mr Bing Crosby.’
- ‘‘Poor baby,’ the Grandmother said in almost a croon.’
- ‘His singing style suddenly changed into a deliberate croon.’
- ‘He is now master of his voice, having not only developed it into two distinct instruments - the lilting croon and the rich bark - but using each instrument in the proper settings.’
- ‘At times, he'll whisper in a low-key croon.’
- ‘But his pop songs showcase his singing, which starts off like he's reading his journal to a bored girlfriend, then takes flight in an impassioned croon.’
- ‘He went rigid with excitement and did a jig around the living room, keening an unearthly croon of delight.’
- ‘The lilting croon of a young woman singing, the soft rumble of a man.’
- ‘His vocal performance is powerfully nuanced as he veers from a soft, uncomfortably high croon to a barely contained wail by song's end.’
- ‘His heavily reverbed soft croon is accompanied by a simple acoustic guitar and bongo arrangement with a slide guitar punctuating the choruses.’
- ‘He's using it more traditionally, but his blend of eerie falsetto and soulful croon remains striking.’
- ‘And his voice seems to be mellowing into some kind of croon, which is odd in itself.’
- ‘His recognizable croon is as heartfelt as ever but it's the three-part harmonies that really transport these songs.’
- ‘There was the sneering velvety croon, power guitar chords and sharp melodies which seemed destined for success at home, in the United States and beyond.’
- ‘But, at heart, this is business as usual - ballads and mid-tempo tunes delivered in that familiar husky croon.’
- ‘20 years after his heyday, his signature croon is as smooth as ever.’
- ‘Ronald still sings with the buttery croon of an angel.’

Origin

Late 15th century (originally Scots and northern English): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krōnen ‘groan, lament’. The use of croon in standard English was probably popularized by Robert Burns.