croon
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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 • Dec. 18, 2025
More recent interpreters underline the song’s vast reach, from Harolyn Blackwell’s operatic radiance and Norah Jones’s hushed Tanglewood version to Kenny Barron’s pensive piano meditation and Willie Nelson’s weathered country croon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, where the birds sing words and the flowers croon, presented by Dole.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025
Guitar in hand, he begins to croon “Prayer in Your Eyes,” an original ballad Fonsi wrote from the perspective of his character.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
The owls still croon and croon, and the air is thick with spirits.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing croon
"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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"The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes
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