Dictionary entry

Croon

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Croon (kro͞on), v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to moan. √24.] 1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain. Jamieson.

2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly.

Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child, and rocking it to and fro.

Dickens.