Meaning of "croon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROON

Via Middle Dutch crōnen to groan; compare Old High German chrōnan to chatter, Latin gingrīre to cackle (of geese).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CROON

croon  [kruːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROON

Croon is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb croon in English.

WHAT DOES CROON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crooner

Crooner is an American epithet given to male singers of jazz standards, mostly from the Great American Songbook, either backed by a full orchestra, a big band or by a piano. Originally it was an ironic term denoting an emphatically sentimental, often emotional singing style made possible by the use of microphones. Some performers, such as Russ Colombo, did not accept the term: in an interview Frank Sinatra said that he did not consider himself or Bing Crosby "crooners".

Definition of croon in the English dictionary

The definition of croon in the dictionary is to sing or speak in a soft low tone. Other definition of croon is a soft low singing or humming.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROON

PRESENT

Present

I croon

you croon

he/she/it croons

we croon

you croon

they croon

Present continuous

I am crooning

you are crooning

he/she/it is crooning

we are crooning

you are crooning

they are crooning

Present perfect

I have crooned

you have crooned

he/she/it has crooned

we have crooned

you have crooned

they have crooned

Present perfect continuous

I have been crooning

you have been crooning

he/she/it has been crooning

we have been crooning

you have been crooning

they have been crooning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crooned

you crooned

he/she/it crooned

we crooned

you crooned

they crooned

Past continuous

I was crooning

you were crooning

he/she/it was crooning

we were crooning

you were crooning

they were crooning

Past perfect

I had crooned

you had crooned

he/she/it had crooned

we had crooned

you had crooned

they had crooned

Past perfect continuous

I had been crooning

you had been crooning

he/she/it had been crooning

we had been crooning

you had been crooning

they had been crooning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will croon

you will croon

he/she/it will croon

we will croon

you will croon

they will croon

Future continuous

I will be crooning

you will be crooning

he/she/it will be crooning

we will be crooning

you will be crooning

they will be crooning

Future perfect

I will have crooned

you will have crooned

he/she/it will have crooned

we will have crooned

you will have crooned

they will have crooned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crooning

you will have been crooning

he/she/it will have been crooning

we will have been crooning

you will have been crooning

they will have been crooning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would croon

you would croon

he/she/it would croon

we would croon

you would croon

they would croon

Conditional continuous

I would be crooning

you would be crooning

he/she/it would be crooning

we would be crooning

you would be crooning

they would be crooning

Conditional perfect

I would have croon

you would have croon

he/she/it would have croon

we would have croon

you would have croon

they would have croon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crooning

you would have been crooning

he/she/it would have been crooning

we would have been crooning

you would have been crooning

they would have been crooning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you croon
we let´s croon
you croon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to croon

Past participle

crooned

Present Participle

crooning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CROON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «croon» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of croon

breathe · hum · purr · sing · warble

TRANSLATION OF CROON

Find out the translation of croon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of croon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «croon» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 轻哼
• Translator English - Spanish: canturrear
• English: croon
• Translator English - Hindi: गुनगुनाना
• Translator English - Arabic: دندنة
• Translator English - Russian: напевают
• Translator English - Portuguese: cantarolar
• Translator English - Bengali: বিলাপ করা
• Translator English - French: chanter comme un crooner
• Translator English - Malay: Croon
• Translator English - German: singen
• Translator English - Japanese: ささやき声で歌う
• Translator English - Korean: 흥얼거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Croon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rên rỉ
• Translator English - Tamil: Croon
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रोन
• Translator English - Turkish: mırıldanmak
• Translator English - Italian: canticchiare
• Translator English - Polish: croon
• Translator English - Ukrainian: наспівують
• Translator English - Romanian: fredona
• Translator English - Greek: μουρμουρίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Croon
• Translator English - Swedish: Croon
• Translator English - Norwegian: Croon

QUOTES WITH «CROON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word croon.

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Robert Sheehan

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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROON»

Discover the use of croon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to croon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir: Stories

Novelist, music journalist, and playwright Meno writes squarely in the American tradition of wringing large effects from small change, revealing the subtlety in the broad stroke and conveying complexity with seeming simplicity.

Joe Meno, 2007

Matching Properties of Deep Sub-Micron MOS Transistors

7 J.A. Croon, L.H.A. Leunissen, M. Jurczak, M. Benndorf, R. Rooyackers, K. Ronse, S. Decoutere, W. Sansen and H.E. Maes, “Experimental investigation of the impact of line-edge roughness on MOSFET performance and yield,” in Proc. of the ...

Jeroen A. Croon, Willy M. C. Sansen, Herman E. Maes, 2006

Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome

(127) Actium/Nicopolis: Epirus; Croon (1967), 240 (130) Aidepsos: Achaea, northern Euboea; Plutarch, Quaestiones Conviviales 667C-D; Gregory (1979) ( 135) Alpheios river: Achaea, near Heraea; Pausanias 8.26.1 (138) Hermione ...

J. B. Campbell, 2012

Beverwijck: A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664

He may have departed shortly after August 1660, together with his brother AdriaenJansz Croon, who was in Beverwijck in January 1659 and was most likely a carpenter as well.13 Sometime between 1663 and 1668, Adriaen strengthened the ...

Janny Venema, 2010

The Authority of the Word: Reflecting on Image and Text in ...

as a 'treasure')21 finally entered the city for good, and after receiving shelter in Mechelen, Croon writes, the image protected the city better than any rampart.22 Croon compares the image with the city's fortifications when he describes the ...

Celeste Brusati, Karl A. E.. Enenkel, Walter Melion, 2011

Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics

will approach and peck the parent's bill in response to the sound of the parent's '' croon call.'' Such pecking stimulates the parent to regurgitate food to the chick. Becauseof thevitalimportanceof theresponseto thecroon callitmightbeargued that  ...

Kathryn E. Hood, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Gary Greenberg, 2011

Chamber's pocket miscellany

• Settle you, Willie/ replied Jamie, with decided impatience in his manner ; ' are na ye the purse-bearer ? Hae na ye the half-croon ? ' ' Me the half-croon ! ' exclaimed Willie in amazement. ' What do ye mean, Jamie ? I suppose ye ken weel ...

Chambers's pocket miscellany

Hao Da ye the half-croon ? ' 'Me the half-croon !' exclaimed Willie in amazement. ' TVhat do ye mean, Jamie ? I suppose ye ken weel eneuch that I have na the half- croon, and as weel do yo ken, I'm thinkin', that you hae't ybursel'. It was to you ...

Chambers W. and R., ltd, 1853

Chambers's Pocket Miscellany

Hae na ye the half-croon ? ' ' Me the half croon ! ' exclaimed Willie in amazement. 'What do ye mean, Jamie ? I suppose ye ken weol eneuch that I have na the half- croon, and as weel do ye ken, I'm thinkin', that you hae't yoursel'. It was to you ...

William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1854

Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to ...

Scene Four, which contains four songs (“Croon-Spoon,” “The Freedom of the Press,” “Let's Do Something,” and “Honolulu”) opens on the lawn of Mr. Mister's home, where his children, Junior and Sister Mister, are lounging on hammocks. 29 ...

Geoffrey Block, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term croon is used in the context of the following news items.

John Abraham to croon in WELCOME BACK

We have seen John as an actor but now we'll also get to see him as a singer in Anees Bazmee's WELCOME BACK. «glamsham.com, Jul 15»

Durham Election 2015: Let the filing floodgates open

We have to admit most of his musical satire is quite funny—except for when he wore a sombrero to croon a version of "Margaritaville" to Police ... «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»

Concerts in Columbia: July 9-15

Taking a convincing tour through smoldering folk-rock touchstones, the singer's knotty croon and wry touch with desperate themes help her ... «Free Times, Jul 15»

Ma$e: 'I Always Wanted to Sing Growing Up'

Just to show how serious he was, Ma$e, who turns 40 next month, requested a contemporary song he could croon. The DJ played Jeremih's hit ... «Essence.com, Jul 15»

Between the Buried and Me – Coma Ecliptic (ALBUM REVIEW)

... and even when he tries out a less-than-successful vocal inflection — his attempt at a theatrical croon on “The Ectopic Stroll” comes off more ... «Glide Magazine, Jul 15»

World's Biggest City Throws 'Final Festival' Before Decline (1)

In the dim interior, two elderly women are taking turns to croon old Japanese pop songs into a microphone. “When the owners are old, so are ... «San Diego Source, Jul 15»

Rant 'N' Roll: Madeleine Peyroux Invokes Ghosts

With six albums to her credit and a 2014 best-of (Keep Me In Your Heart For A While), she can croon Patsy Cline, harmonize with her bassist on ... «Aquarian Weekly, Jul 15»

INFINITE gets hearts beating with another teaser photo for their …

... is said to "hold the genuine voice of INFINITE." Wonder what sweet words INFINITE plans to croon into the ears of Inspirits this time around? «allkpop, Jul 15»

BENT NIGHTS U2 at the United Center

"Volcano" is even better, with Bono's croon gliding over a throbbing foundation provided by Adam Clayton's bass and Larry Mullen Jr.'s ... «Windy City Times, Jul 15»

5 LGBT Singers You Should Know About Right Now — Before They …

Even if the songs these singers croon/yowl/rap aren't about LGBT life (and why should they have to be?), it's important to support them and their ... «Bustle, Jul 15»