croon
Example Sentences
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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
As I crooned “I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive” along with Hank Williams, I added a little yodel.
“Just imagine how lovely it will be when it blossoms,” she crooned.
From Literature
TVs across the state blared what became known as the “banjo ad,” in which a country singer crooned that Newby would bring “justice tough but fair.”
From Salon
On Broadway, all of the characters — even cranky Valentin — crooned numbers the whole way through.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
