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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of creating a croon.
2. 2
   the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner wordnet
3. 3
   singing in a soft low tone wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of croon form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bel cantobravuracoloraturahumhummingintonation

Etymology

From Middle English cronyng.

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