We are introduced to Dylan's Nashville "croon" which will throw many listeners off balance. From Wordnik.com. [Nashville Skyline] Reference
The term, "croon," meaning to sing softly person-to-person, came to describe this new musical style. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Kelly: How a 1920s Technology Made Possible the Music of Love: A 2010 Celebration of Crooning] Reference
Mothers "croon" their babies to sleep, instead of singing. From Wordnik.com. [Nedawi] Reference
She used to sing, or rather "croon" to us some of the mutineers 'songs. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
"Tipperary" with its Celtic croon and minor tones. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
May He strengthen ye and croon ye wi 'victory ....'. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
Or croon a ballad in the way that belied his years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2009] Reference
He's just got this beautiful, warm croon to this voice. From Wordnik.com. [Artists to Watch: A SXSW Preview] Reference
Suddenly, wounded and bleeding, it began to croon again. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Hunt]
After a short interval, it began its peculiar croon again. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
Miss Theodosia began to croon softly, no longer afraid of sound. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings] Reference
The wind died away and the song of the surf mellowed to a croon. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
Before we'll part, I'll wage a croon, she's fain to follow it yet. From Wordnik.com. [Music For Sting's Favorite Season] Reference
The grass where drowsy insects hum, the eaves where pigeons croon. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
The king is on his throne, wi 'his sceptre an' his croon, vol. v. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference
It was a pigeon, who high upon a tree had suddenly begun to croon. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
Her voice can go from a whisper to a croon to a scream in a heartbeat. From Wordnik.com. [Art For Autumn] Reference
MOOS: In English when demonstrating how he used to croon to his mother. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2009] Reference
Where the sea-egg flames on the coral and the long-backed breakers croon. From Wordnik.com. [Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys] Reference
It begins before the end of the first year to croon when it is contented. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
Real people attracting tons of viewers as they croon for their candidates. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2008] Reference
Olsham began to croon a low, haunting tune that Veza found eerily soothing. From Wordnik.com. [Chainer's Torment]
Frank Sinatra began to croon “Strangers in the Night” in the background. From Wordnik.com. [Dead As A Doornail]
Wife Chou-Chou's breathy croon recalls Betty Boop, or possibly Marilyn Monroe. From Wordnik.com. [The Going Out Gurus highlight the week's best DJs, bands, dance nights and parties] Reference
When a squall struck us and the skiff lay down to it, he would croon softly. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
LEVS: Real people attracting tons of viewers as they croon for their candidates. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2008] Reference
Real people attracting tons as they croon for their candidates, now that's change. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2008] Reference
Now she and her husband croon songs together after dinner -- and even yodel, on occasion. From Wordnik.com. [TECHNOLOGY: IT'S MUSIC TO THEIR EARS] Reference
Judson, who has proved to be our best herdsman, has a low croon in his mouth all the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
Rabbie would hae kent fine that a king or queen either disna ganga to bed wi 'a croon on their head. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
He'd lift the board, haul out the box, pat the roll of bills, croon over it, and stuff it back again. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
The croon pulled her within reach of those pale hands, and the Draghkar's head bent slowly toward her. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Hunt]
And if Marcus needs a lullaby, Mom can just croon her just recorded single, "Rough and I Ready for Love.". From Wordnik.com. [Here's Looking At You, Kid] Reference
Cloudbursts of strings swell dramatically, then billow into silence, flugelhorns croon, harp notes shiver. From Wordnik.com. [The Odd Couple] Reference
She continued to croon softly the lullaby which had belonged to her own babies: "Hushaby, sweet, my own --". From Wordnik.com. [The Gay Cockade] Reference
He could hear only the murmur of the sea, a lulling croon of sound to make one sleep deep, perhaps dreamlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
He'd shoot some stick, maybe croon a tune with his pals, then turn some cowgirl's head before turning in for the night. From Wordnik.com. [Working Without a Net] Reference
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