croon

Example Sentences

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He starts crooning, “Caterpillar, caterpillar, can you find my caterpillar?”

From Literature

For many, the waterfront that Lebanese singer Fairouz immortalised in 1961 -- crooning about "the coast of Alexandria, coast of love" -- is no more.

From Barron's

Later, he switches up the lyrics to “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” to croon, “Do you gaze at your forehead and wish you had hair?”

From Los Angeles Times

At first no one notices them—everyone is distracted by the bounce house, frisbee tossing, and the country singer crooning about the good ol’ USA.

From Literature

"You have not been eating," he crooned to the Dragon, as if he were talking to Star.

From Literature