crooning

The west was paling, and the August insects stirred the air with their crooning chirp.

All this time, the monster slept on, for the girl kept on crooning her melody.

Or quasi-existence proceeds from rape to the crooning of lullabies.

When we came in, you'd broken his neck, were crooning to yourself.

Roger heard nothing; he was laughing and crooning over the boy.

Yes, Rose was inside, crooning some German song, and apparently alone.

So he sat on, crooning to the dead dog; and no man approached him.

After every fight will not some mother be crooning the coronach for her dear son?

He was crooning that most tender and heart-breaking of all strains.

Her voice was crooning, "Are you going to kiss me terribly hard?"