Croon
/kruːn/noun
To sing or speak in a soft, low, soothing voice.
Did you know?The word is first recorded in Scots/English, and its older relatives in Germanic languages point to low, humming vocal sounds rather than romance or performance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*krūnōną
“to murmur or make a low vocal sound”
Old English
OE
crūnian
“to lament, murmur, or make a low sound”
Middle Scots
Scots
croune
“to mutter, groan, or complain softly”
Late 16th Century
English
croon
“to murmur or sing softly”
Modern English
English
croon
“to sing in a soft, sentimental style”