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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. singing in a soft low tone;
- Example: "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"

2. the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Croon \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crooned (kr[=oo]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crooning.] 1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum. [1913 Webster] Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C. Bront['e]. [1913 Webster] 2. To soothe by singing softly. [1913 Webster] The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

crooning \crooning\ n. 1. singing in a soft low tone; as, her crooning soon put the child to sleep. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crooning n 1: singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep" 2: the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner