What is "crooning"

Usage examples of "crooning".

Above, the rafters of the barn seemed to ripple with its temporary adornment of the dragonet population of Landing, crooning and chirping continual encouragement.

The roof of the Hatching Ground was covered with the crooning and chittering creatures.

Ben was crooning to the horses and did not hear the boy's properly modulated tones.

He could hear the unmistak able plaintive crooning of hatchlings and their squawks of protest as they'd fall awkwardly in the sand.

Helva pleaded on the tight beam just as the 732's crooning broke off abruptly.

Then the child turned back to her endless gardening, crooning softly at her seedlings.

Damia had been in a corner crooning to herself as she trotted her herd of ponies about an obstacle course and in and out of their stable.

Duke watched with her, crooning softly to himself, but despite her initial consternation that he might choose to join them, he didn’t even ease his tailhold about her neck.

Then he, too, became aware of the dragon's crooning and looked, startled, in the queen's direction.

The hum of the mature dragons was joined by the crooning trill of hatchings and the excited exclamations from the newly chosen riders.

Then he began crooning to the colt, gently smoothing the neck to get it used to human touch.

The hum of the mature dragons was augmented by the crooning trill of the hatchlings and the excited exclamations of the newly chosen riders and their happy relatives in the tiers.

Incredulous, Lessa watched as the fledgling, its crooning increasingly more mellow, ducked its head, pushing at the boy.

The fledgling who followed its hatch-mate stopped by the wounded child, ducking its head to the boy's face, crooning anxiously.

Blue riders settled to the floor with there beasts and led the couples out of the cavern, the young dragons squealing, crooning, flapping wet wings as they staggered off, encouraged by their newly acquired Weyrmates.