crool

C3R1O1O1L1
/kɹuːl/

verb

To murmur or mutter.

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Meanings

crool1

verbcrool (third-person singular simple present crools, present participle crooling, simple past and past participle crooled)

present singular third person crools · participle present crooling · participle past crooled · past crooled

  1. archaicintransitiveTo murmur or mutter.

    I […] lay down to rest / Upon a grassy hillock, o'er which bowed / A bush in which some late bird kept her nest. / And, as she crooled, I slept.

    1873, Thomas Cooper, The Paradise of Martyrs

crool2

adjectivecrool (comparative crooler, superlative croolest)

comparative crooler · superlative croolest

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cruel.

    The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul.

    1915, C.J. Dennis, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, published 1916, page 13
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    "That's about the croolest, outrageousest job you've found for me yet," said Willie, indignantly.

    1934 May 8, The Sun, Sydney, page 6, column 3
verbcrool (third-person singular simple present crools, present participle crooling, simple past and past participle crooled)

present singular third person crools · participle present crooling · participle past crooled · past crooled

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cruel.

    And for them me health I have "crooled."

    1919 August 17, The Truth, Brisbane, page 1, column 8

Origin

crool · verb

Imitative.

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crool · adjective, verb

Orthographic variant, meant to indicate uneducated spelling of monosyllabic pronunciation, of cruel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crool

schoolrulecoolpoolfueljewelboolcruelstoolPoolemuleemulespoolKabulThuledroolyuletulleEwelljoulebuhlshulrefueluncool
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Anagrams

colorcorolcloor
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APA

crool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crool

MLA

“crool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crool.

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