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crooning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | singing, vocalizing |
| Derivation | croon |
her crooning soon put the child to sleep.
crooning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | singing, vocalizing |
| Derivation | croon |
Examples of crooning
crooning
Kitaj has no particular interest in crooning over the perishability of the flesh.
From the independent.co.uk
But, in the main, this is about his crooning re-interpretations of other artists.
From the independent.co.uk
It could have been his crooning, too, that helped catch Rotorua nurse Rae Ratima.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Crooning in the background were the Augusta Singers, a group of black balladiers.
From the time.com
I had never heard anything like the crooning, menacing wildness of that voice.
From the guardian.co.uk
A tsunami is churning, Hugh Jackman is crooning, Kerri Washington is swooning.
From the suntimes.com
A few times I approached him with a crooning whistle, but he would have none of me.
From the post-gazette.com
It could all be metaphorical, Ward crooning about falling in love with music.
From the chron.com
Evidence abounds that Fox's singing contest may be crooning its way to irrelevance.
From the latimes.com
- Sing softly
- (crooning) singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"
- (crooning) the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
- Crooner is an American epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads and thus a "balladeer". The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra or big band. ...
- The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.
- (crooned) (vb.): To croon is to sing in a low, gentle tone.
- (crooning) A style of singing made possible by the invention of the microphone. It involves an intimate approach to vocal timbre.
- To sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice. Heard mostly in Classic Jazz music.
- 1. to sing in a soft gentle tone 2. to weep and wail (a word with two apparently-contradictory meanings)
