- present participle of croon.
crooning
Example Sentences
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There were fireworks, there was a flyover, there was Will Ferrell screaming and Keith Williams Jr. crooning and four months of cheers unleashed by fans wearing championship belts and howling grins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
For many, the waterfront that Lebanese singer Fairouz immortalised in 1961 -- crooning about "the coast of Alexandria, coast of love" -- is no more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The label is fitting in part on a literal level because Gunn ends his movie on Superman’s smiling face with the song “Punkrocker,” which features Iggy Pop crooning, “I’m a punkrocker, yes I am.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
No amount of Kate Bush’s heroic crooning will save them.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025
The crooning notes of Bing Crosby’s treetops glistening and children listening and sleigh bells in the snow followed me.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
