Meaning & use
Croons
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Sings or hums in a soft, low, sentimental voice.
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He croons old love songs every Friday night at the piano bar.
The mother croons a lullaby until the baby drifts off to sleep.
A note on using this word
Crooning became strongly associated with mid-20th-century pop singers like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Words with a similar meaning
sings softlyhumsmurmurs a tune
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Words with an opposite meaning
shoutsbellows
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