[
UK
/kɹˈuːnɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈkɹunɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹunɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
-
singing in a soft low tone
her crooning soon put the child to sleep - the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
How To Use crooning In A Sentence
- At the end, instead of a fat lady singing, we get a thinner but happier Watt contentedly crooning about how great it is to be alive.
- With a chill vibe and harmonious R&B crooning, it's more than a little reminiscent of Fantastic's "Players".
- The crooning stopped, replaced by the sound of the engine grumbling steadily and the road moving beneath us smoothly.
- Jill Scott opens the disc, crooning over a hip-hop bassline and vinyl scratches.
- I wouldn't have won; the egg below us broke and a moist dragon head appeared, crooning piteously as the dragonet shook itself free of the shell. Artichoke
- This time next week, 150 singers will be on a stage crooning a song that has taken a year to write. Times, Sunday Times
- It was a miracle she'd heard the phone at all, what with the noise of the guests and the sound of Sinatra crooning old hits. JUST BETWEEN US
- Indeed, singing seems to be something new to him - or perhaps it is just that his voice is not right for the tunes he is crooning.
- Anyone playing the tape would hear Michael Jackson crooning in the exact digital quality they would hear on a purchased Thriller tape.
- Midway through the charming, inebriated song, in which two "swellegant" party pals swap banter, dish on guests and form a dipsomaniacal camaraderie, Crosby croons to Sinatra with his distinctive "ba ba ba boom" and Sinatra jokes, "Don't dig that kind of crooning, chum. Kim Morgan: Christmas With Crosby, Bing