croon
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Hearing Nat King Cole croon about chestnuts roasting on an open fire dozens of times is one of the many reminders that fireplaces are luxuries most of us don’t have.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
More recent interpreters underline the song’s vast reach, from Harolyn Blackwell’s operatic radiance and Norah Jones’s hushed Tanglewood version to Kenny Barron’s pensive piano meditation and Willie Nelson’s weathered country croon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
All three leads croon along with these pure emotions, each one believing they’ve grown to know each other, either through their own lyrics or Charles’ nonstop blather.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
Through the thin walls, I hear Pop's snores, Nan shifting in her sleep, a mourning dove's croon.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Vocabulary lists containing croon
"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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"The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes
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