crooner

croon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroon]
- /krun/
- /ˈkruː.nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroon]
- /krun/

Definitions of crooner word

countable noun crooner A crooner is a male singer who sings sentimental songs, especially the love songs of the 1930s and 1940s. 3
verb without object crooner to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby. 1
verb without object crooner to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s. 1
verb without object crooner to utter a low murmuring sound. 1
verb without object crooner Scot. and North England. to bellow; low. to lament; mourn. 1
verb with object crooner to sing (a song) in a crooning manner. 1

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Origin of crooner

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English cronen < Middle Dutch: to lament

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Parts of speech for Crooner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crooner

crooner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for crooner

noun crooner

artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
songbird — a bird that sings.

All 30 Synonyms of crooner