Croon \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooned} (kr[=oo]nd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Crooning}.]
1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum.
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Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C.
Bront['e].
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2. To soothe by singing softly.
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The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung
and crooned himself asleep. --Dickens.
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