crooning

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/ˈkɹuːnɪŋ/

noun

The act of creating a croon.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nouncrooning (plural croonings)

plural croonings

  1. The act of creating a croon.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of croon

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcronyng
  2. Middle Englishcronyng
  3. Englishcrooning

Inherited from Middle English cronyng.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

crooning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooning

MLA

“crooning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crooning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooning.

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