Thesaurus results for CROONING

crooning

verb

present participle of croon

as in singing

to produce low, soft musical tones with the voice croon a lullaby a singer crooning onstage

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Recent Examples of crooning In a profoundly prolific decade, Texas singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has refined a soulful country purview, crooning sweetly about love and perseverance in misfortune and yielding rave reviews and Grammy nominations. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Iglesias’s rico suave, international-playboy crooning style found its perfect counterpart in Parton’s fiery vocals. — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 The minute-long clip, shared on June 10, shows Langley crooning the late '90s ballad while accompanying herself on piano. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026 The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026 What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 Tammy Wynette and George Jones may have gotten a D-I-V-O-R-C-E, but the crooning duo had a hard time severing ties for good. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026

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Meanwhile, this column just keeps humming along day after day.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The sounds of generators humming and chain saws whirling filled the neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026

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