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crooning

[ UK /kɹˈuːnɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹunɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. singing in a soft low tone
    her crooning soon put the child to sleep
  2. 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
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