crooning
present participle ofcroon
croon
verb[IorT]
uk/kruːn/us/kruːn/tosingortalkin asweet,lowvoicefullofemotion
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- banger
- barbershop
- croon
- crooner
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- doxology
- intonation
- raise the roofidiom
- rapping
- screamer
- septet
- serenade
- treble
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Ways of talking
Examplesofcrooning
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The change spurred fresh debates overcrooningand morale.
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I was especially anxious to avoid the monochrome effect of continualcrooningundulations.
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When the microphone was introduced to live vocal performance in the 1930s, the audience knew thatcrooningwas 'quiet' and intimate even if (through the loudspeaker) it was loud.
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The one woman had her baby in her arms, wascrooningto it and was looking sublimely happy.
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What might otherwise be an atttractivecrooningvoice appears ridiculous.
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He certainly commented on thatcrooningin somewhat caustic terms.
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Tracks are slow and smooth, reveling in moody keyboard soliloquies and high-pitchedcrooning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is best known for his smooth,crooningvocals and romantic ballads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, they spend about half their screen timecrooningto each other, or dancing on the beach.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ocean, a baritone, sings with casually expressive vocals, free-form flow, conversationalcrooning, and alternating falsetto and tenor registers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At this time he also did some dance-hallcrooning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The change from spectacularly violent soliloquies on his debut tocrooningsoul on his second effort caught some reviewers by surprise, though not all unhappily.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Between moments of throat-clearing reverentiality and tear-stainedcrooning, there is much fun to be had.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The drake's call is a weakcrooning, and the female's a harsh croak.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fellini circles the action, prompting the actors,crooningto them, snarling, sometimes obliging them to act directly towards him, as he crouches off-camera.
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