croon
A soft, low-pitched soundA soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.
» If you croon like this, she will stop crying.
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3 sensesA soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.
gefühlsbetontes Lied, Schmachtfetzen, Schnulze
(Northern England, Scotland)A continuous hollow low-pitched moan, as of cattle; a bellow.
(Northern England, Scotland)The low-pitched sound of a large bell.
Examples
1 sentencesIf you croon like this, she will stop crying.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The verb is borrowed from Scots croon (“to utter a deep, long-drawn-out sound; to utter aThe verb is borrowed from Scots croon (“to utter a deep, long-drawn-out sound; to utter a lament, mourn; to sing in a wailing voice, whimper, whine; to mutter or sing in an undertone, hum”) [and other forms], from Middle English cronen (“to sing or speak softly, hum, croon”) (croyn (Scotland)) [and other forms], probably from Middle Dutch crônen, krônen (“to groan, moan; to lament”) (modern Dutch kreunen (“to moan”)), or Old High German chrônan, krônen (“to babble, prattle; to chatter”), probably from Proto-West Germanic *kraunijan, from Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).
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