croon
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1. croon - Noun
2. croon - Verb
Meaning
To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain.
To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly.
To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum.
To soothe by singing softly.
A low, continued moan; a murmur.
A low singing; a plain, artless melody.
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Say, what is the spell, when her fledgelings are cheeping, That lures the bird home to her nest? Or wakes the tired mother, whose infant is weeping, To cuddle and croon it to rest?
It is every singer's ambition, whether they acknowledge it or not, to croon.
I never aspired to be in a band, but being onstage is a very cool feeling. It's like you're the lord of the room. It's hard to croon and run around doing big scissor kicks while also trying to play, though. I'm still mastering that.
But seeing the seismic cultural event allowed Lynch’s imagination to fester and spark, to forge his personal vision of the birth of rock’n’roll, his own mutated take on the King’s croon, his own version of the music.
More than a decade later, it’s still jarring to hear Camp’s wobbly croon alongside Nicks’ unmistakable voice.
When this first came out I once counted how many times in one day I could hear Daasebre’s smooth croon bless the radio waves while walking around the city.