croon
/kruːn/verb
उच्चारण क्रून
धीमे-धीमे गाना, मधुर स्वर में गुनगुनाना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (to sb)
to sing something quietly and gently, often in a sentimental way
धीमे-धीमे गाना, मधुर स्वर में गुनगुनाना
- She crooned a lullaby to the baby.
- An old man was crooning love songs at the wedding.
- He crooned softly into the microphone.
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- The singer crooned a love song under the moonlight.
- Grandmother crooned an old song as she cooked.
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[T] ~ sth | + speech
to say something in a soft gentle voice
धीमी, कोमल आवाज़ में कहना
- 'Don't cry,' she crooned, holding the child close.
- 'Sleep now, my darling,' he crooned softly to the baby.
- The nurse crooned softly to the frightened boy that everything was fine.
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- She crooned in his ear that he was safe now.
- He crooned to the puppy to calm it down.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
croon + object / croon + to + person
Croon takes a song or words as object, and 'to' for the listener.
'Croon' का object गीत या शब्द होता है, और श्रोता के लिए 'to' आता है।
- He crooned a love song.
- She crooned to the baby.
croon (intransitive)
Without an object it means to sing in a low, soft, sentimental voice.
Object के बिना इसका अर्थ धीमी, कोमल, भावुक आवाज़ में गाना है।
- Old Rafi hits are still crooned by many singers.
croon + quote (speech)
It can introduce soft speech, often romantic or pleading.
यह कोमल बोली को दर्शा सकता है, प्रायः प्रेमपूर्ण या मनुहार वाली।
- 'Sleep now,' she crooned.
a croon (noun)
As a noun, 'a croon' is a soft, low singing sound.
Noun के रूप में 'a croon' धीमी, मृदु गायन-ध्वनि है।
- The croon of the lullaby calmed him.
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adverb + croon
softlygentlysweetlytenderlylazily
- The mother crooned softly to put the baby to sleep.
croon + object
a lullabya ballada songa tunea melody
- He crooned an old Kishore Kumar song.
croon + preposition
to the audienceto a childinto the microphoneover the guitarby the fire
- She crooned into the microphone in a velvet voice.
croon + noun
voicestylenumbersessionsinger
- He has a mellow croon voice.
croon + mood
romanticallydreamilysleepilysadlymournfully
- She crooned dreamily to herself as she watered the plants.
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- Grandmother crooned an old lullaby on the veranda.
दादी ने बरामदे में एक पुरानी लोरी गुनगुनाई।
- Radhika crooned along with the radio while she cooked.
राधिका खाना बनाते हुए रेडियो के साथ धीमे स्वर में गाती रही।
- The singer crooned a romantic number under the moon.
गायक ने चाँदनी में एक रोमांटिक गीत धीमे स्वर में गाया।
- 'Don't worry,' he crooned to the frightened calf.
'चिंता मत करो,' उसने डरे हुए बछड़े से कोमल स्वर में कहा।
- Retired crooners still croon at weddings in the old town.
सेवानिवृत्त क्रूनर पुराने शहर में अब भी शादियों में धीमे स्वर में गाते हैं।
- The singer crooned softly into the microphone and the audience listened in silence.
गायक ने माइक्रोफ़ोन में धीमे स्वर में गाया और श्रोता चुपचाप सुनते रहे।
- My uncle likes to croon old film songs while driving.
मेरे चाचा गाड़ी चलाते समय पुराने फ़िल्मी गीत धीमे स्वर में गुनगुनाते हैं।
- The old driver crooned a folk song to keep himself awake on the night road.
बूढ़ा ड्राइवर रात की सड़क पर जागे रहने के लिए धीमे स्वर में लोकगीत गाता रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She crooned to sing a lullaby.
✓ She crooned a lullaby.
Croon already means to sing softly, so do not add 'to sing'.
'Croon' का अर्थ पहले से धीरे गाना है, इसलिए 'to sing' न जोड़ें।
✗ She is crooning softly since morning.
✓ She has been crooning softly since morning.
With 'since', use the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।