The meaning of Croon

noun

A religious folk song or popular hymn, particularly one associated with christmas.

Usage examples:

We sang carols by candlelight

verb

Sing or say (something) happily.

Usage examples:

She was cheerfully carolling the words of the song

noun

A christmas carol

Usage examples:

We went caroling in the neighborhood.

verb

Make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.

Usage examples:

The computers hummed

noun

A low, steady continuous sound.

Usage examples:

The hum of insects

exclamation

Used to express hesitation or dissent.

Usage examples:

‘ah, hum, elsie, isn't it?’

noun

A characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent.

Usage examples:

He spoke with a faint but recognizable irish lilt

verb

Speak, sing, or sound with a lilt.

Usage examples:

The music lilted and swaggered in a dance rhythm

noun

A gentle and pleasant rising and falling sound in a person's voice

Usage examples:

He's got that lovely irish lilt in his voice.

verb

(of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.

Usage examples:

His voice quavered with rage

noun

A shake or tremble in a person's voice.

Usage examples:

It was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice

verb

(of a person’s voice) to sound nervous, esp. because of emotion

Usage examples:

Her voice quavered for a moment before she gained control.

noun

A quavering or vibratory sound, especially a rapid alternation of sung or played notes.

Usage examples:

The caged bird launched into a piercing trill

verb

Produce a quavering or warbling sound.

Usage examples:

A skylark was trilling overhead

adjective

(in african american usage) genuine and authentic, especially as a result of being rooted in urban subculture.

Usage examples:

They knew they were going to grind hard and get rich and they did it. they also stayed trill in the…

noun

(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

Usage examples:

Nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission

verb

Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

Usage examples:

If people are obviously trolling then i'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you

verb

To fish from a boat that is moving slowly in the water and pulling a fishing line (= length of string with something attached that attracts fish) behind it

Usage examples:

Many of his friends had large boats, and they frequently traveled together trolling for mackerel.

verb

(of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes.

Usage examples:

Larks were warbling in the trees

noun

A warbling sound or utterance.

Usage examples:

Through the wall came a faint warble

noun

A swelling or abscess beneath the skin on the back of cattle, horses, and other mammals, caused by the presence of the larva of a warble fly.

Usage examples:

Deregulating the rendering process and/or dosing cattle for warbles with organo-phosphates gave us …