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crooning

/ˈkɹuːnɪŋ/

crooning noun: the act of creating a croon. Also the present participle and gerund of croon.

Noun

crooning (plural croonings)

  1. The act of creating a croon.

Also used as

crooning is also the present participle and gerund of croon.

Forms of crooning

pluralcroonings

Origin of crooning

Inherited from Middle English cronyng.

Words that rhyme with crooning

Questions about crooning

What does crooning mean?
Crooning means the act of creating a croon.
What part of speech is crooning?
Crooning is a noun.
How do you pronounce crooning?
Crooning is pronounced /ˈkɹuːnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of crooning?
The plural of crooning is croonings.

Words near crooning in the dictionary

  1. crooner
  2. crooners
  3. croonest
  4. crooneth
  5. Croonian
  6. crooning
  7. crooningly
  8. croonings
  9. croons
  10. croony
  11. croop

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