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croon
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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.

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

crooner n.

croon [kruːn]
vb
to sing or speak in a soft low tone
n
a soft low singing or humming
[via Middle Dutch crōnen to groan; compare Old High German chrōnan to chatter, Latin gingrīre to cackle (of geese)]
crooner  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.croon - sing softly
sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

croon
verb
1. sing, warble a nightclub singer who crooned romantic songs
2. say softly, breathe, hum, purr The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife.
Translations
croon [kruːn] VT & VIcanturrear, cantar en voz baja

croon [ˈkruːn]
vi (= sing quietly) → chantonner (= speak quietly) → parler d'une voix douce
vt (= sing quietly) → chantonner, fredonner (= say quietly) → dire d'une voix douce, susurrer

croon
vt (= sing softly)leise or sanft singen; (usu pej, sentimentally) → gefühlvoll or schmalzig (pej inf)singen
vi (= sing softly)leise or sanft singen; (usu pej, sentimentally) → Schnulzen (pej inf)or sentimentale Lieder singen

croon [kruːn] vt & vi (sing quietly) → canticchiare; (professionally) → cantare
croon [kruːn] vt & vi (sing quietly) → canticchiare; (professionally) → cantare

croon
v croon [kruːn]
1 to sing or hum in a low voice She crooned a lullaby. neurie, يُدَندِن، يُغنّي للطّفل тананикам broukat (si) nynne summen σιγοτραγουδώ, μουρμουρίζω canturrear, cantar en voz baja (laulu) ümisema آواز خواندن با صدای آرام hyräillä fredonner לְזָמֵר בְּקוֹל רָך गुनगुनाना pjevati ispod glasa halkan dúdol bersenandung raula, söngla canticchiare 低音で歌う 중얼거리다 niūniuoti dungot berdendang zacht zingen nynne nucić cantarolar a fredona напевать вполголоса hmkať (si) brundati pevušiti nynna, gnola ฮัมเพลง mırıldanmak 低吟;低聲歌唱 мугикати گنگنانا، دهيرے دهيرے گانا ngâm nga
2 to sing in a quiet, sentimental style. neurie يُغنّي بهدوء وعاطفيّـه пея монотонно prozpěvovat (si) croone schmalzig singen τραγουδώ με τρόπο αισθηματικό cantar una tonada mahedahäälselt laulma زمزمه وار خواندن؛ بصورت احساسی خواندن laulaa pehmeästi fredonner לְפָזֵם धीरे धीरे गुनगुनाना pjevušiti halkan dúdol bernyanyi syngja væmnislega cantare in modo sentimentale 甘くささやくように歌う 감상적으로 낮게 노래하다 sentimentaliai dainuoti izjusti dziedāt (populāras dziesmas) mengulitkan croonen synge i en sentimental balladestil zawodzić cantar a fre­dona проникновенно петь pospevovať si tiho prepevati pevušiti sjunga nynnande [] ร้องเพลงค่อย ๆ yanık yanık şarkı söylemek 哼唱 наспівувати جذباتى انداز مي‍ں گانا tiếng hát ngâm nga
n crooner
neurie, sniksanger مُدَنْدِن напяване zpěvák šlágrů refrænsanger; crooner der/die Schnulzensänger(in) τραγουδιστής vocalista (sentimental) sentimentaalsete laulude esitaja آواز خوان samettikurkku chanteur/-euse de charme זָמַר गुनगुनाने वाला pjevač koji tiho pjeva sanzonénekes penyanyi raulari; lágraddaður söngvari sem syngur á tilfinningasaman hátt cantante di canzoni sentimentali 甘くささやくように歌う歌手 저음으로 노래하는 사람 sentimentalių dainų atlikėjas populāru dziesmu dziedātājs penyanyi crooner sanger som synger sentimentale ballader pieśniarz śpiewający sentymentalne ballady cantor interpret de cântece de dra­goste шансонье džezový spevák, -čka pevec onaj koji pevuši []sångare, crooner ผู้ฮัมเพลง yanık şarkıcı 低聲吟唱傷感歌曲的歌手 естрадний співак دهيرے دهيرے گان‍ے والا ca sỹ chuyên hát các bài hát tình cảm


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She has the remarkable ability to slide into singing and croons several tunes with skill.
 
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