Crossword clues for crooned
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Croon \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crooned (kr[=oo]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crooning.]
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To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum.
Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise.
--C. Bront['e]. -
To soothe by singing softly.
The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep.
--Dickens.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: croon)
Usage examples of "crooned".
As was her fashion, she crooned over the young plants, stroking a tendril here, with delicate fingers righting a drooping sprout there.
Prem crooned, a mild sound when compared with the green fire in his eyes.
He watched, eerily fascinated, as she held it up before her, crooned to it, and placed it back with the others.
Kira crooned, making an obeisance to the column behind which lay the shell of the mad 732.
The two browns and the bronze had perched on the top rail of the stable partition, their eyes whirling with growing excitement as they crooned their birth song.
Orlith crooned encouragement, love and devotion and comfort in almost palpable waves.
L'bol's dragon crooned and extended his head toward his distressed rider.
Holth crooned on an admonitory note and Rogeth answered, startled, from outside.
Diona crooned in a saccharine voice that Moreta thought ought to irritate a queen.
Mnementh crooned comfortingly and then dove at a patch, breathing fire.
F'nor told her repeatedly, and Canth crooned reassurance in harmony with that litany.
He glanced at the pair huddled together on the mantel and crooned soft encouragement.
A dragon crooned softly and she shook her head as if only then aware of her surroundings.
The golden fire lizard on his shoulder crooned softly and rubbed her down-soft head against his cheek.
Ruth's eyes rolled with concern and he crooned with apology as he extended his head very carefully toward Jaxom, almost afraid to muzzle him in greeting.