If you croon like this, she will stop crying.
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Croon
/kɹuːn/
Synonyms for "croon" (89 found)
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
9 entriesballad croonflirtatious croonlove balladlullabylullaby croonmachinery croonromantic serenadesoothing croonwind croon
Collocations
8 entriesballad croongentle croonlullaby croonmellow croonromantic croonsentimental croonserenade croonsoft croon
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 16 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- zümzümə etmək verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Bulgarian
2 entries- напявам verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- танани́кам verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Catalan
1 entries- entonar verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 低唱 verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- 哼 verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Czech
4 entries- broukat verb ((transitive, intransitive) to speak (words) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner — see also coo)
- broukat si verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- pobrukovat si verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- tiše zpívat verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Dutch
1 entries- neuriën verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Finnish
3 entries- hymistellä verb ((transitive, intransitive) to speak (words) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner — see also coo)
- hymistä verb ((transitive, intransitive) to speak (words) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner — see also coo)
- hyräillä verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Galician
1 entries- cantaruxar verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
German
2 entries- summen verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- säuseln verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Hungarian
1 entries- dúdol verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Macedonian
2 entries- по́тпевне verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- по́тшепне verb ((transitive, intransitive) to speak (words) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner — see also coo)
Polish
2 entries- nucić verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- zanucić verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Russian
1 entries- напева́ть verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pjevúšiti verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
- пјеву́шити verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Spanish
1 entries- canturrear verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngâm nga verb ((transitive, intransitive) to hum or sing (a song or tune) softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
He was crooning a song.
Source: wiktionary
Tam ſkelpit on thro' dub and mire, / Deſpiſing vvind, and rain, and fire; / VVhiles holding faſt his gude blue bonnet; / VVhiles crooning o'er ſome auld Scots ſonnet; […]
Source: wiktionary
So they went, toiling up [the staircase]; she singing all the way, and Paul sometimes crooning out a feeble accompaniment.
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