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2026-08-07 21:56 UTC
croon
verb
crooned; crooning; croons
intransitive verb
1 chiefly Scotland : bellow, boom
2: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner
The mother crooned as she rocked the baby.
especially : to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems
transitive verb
: to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner
… croons ballads that conjure up the tenderness of puppy love …—Joan Morgan
#word #croon #definition #merriamwebster
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@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-08-07 22:25
@aliceamour@beige.party I prefer the Scottish version...