Croon Definition
kro͝on
crooned, crooning, croons
verb
To sing or hum in a low, gentle tone.
Webster's New World
To sing (popular songs) in a soft, sentimental manner.
Webster's New World
To roar or bellow.
American Heritage
To sing softly or in a humming way.
Crooning a lullaby.
American Heritage
(Scotland) To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain.
Wiktionary
noun
A low, gentle singing or humming.
Webster's New World
Origin of Croon
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Middle Dutch kronen (“to groan, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *kre-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English crounen from Middle Dutch krōnen to lament gerə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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