crooner

croon  (krn)

v. crooned, croon·ing, croons

v.intr.

1. To hum or sing softly.

2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.

3. Scots To roar or bellow.

v.tr.

To sing softly or in a humming way: crooning a lullaby.

n.

A soft singing or humming.

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[Middle English crounen, from Middle Dutch krnen, to lament; see ger-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crooner n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crooner - a singer of popular ballads           balladeer singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings

Translations

crooner [ˈkruːnəʳ] N → cantante mf melódico/a

crooner [ˈkruːnə^r] n (= singer) → crooner m

crooner

n → Sänger m → (sentimentaler Lieder), Schnulzensänger m (pej inf)

crooner [ˈkruːnəʳ] n → cantante m/f melodico

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crooner [ˈkruːnəʳ] n → cantante m/f melodico