Crooning

There was no longer any need for operatics, and he was able to pioneer the art of intimate singing, which we call crooning. ❋ Tony Bennett (1998)

Particularly disappointing since the crooning is so damn good. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Swell Season, best known as the crooning leads in the 2006 Irish independent film "Once." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Midway through the charming, inebriated song, in which two "swellegant" party pals swap banter, dish on guests and form a dipsomaniacal camaraderie, Crosby croons to Sinatra with his distinctive "ba ba ba boom" and Sinatra jokes, "Don't dig that kind of crooning, chum." ❋ Unknown (2009)

He comes across as some weird kind of crooning stalker. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Soon he was singing a kind of crooning chant in a dialect not known to the novice. ❋ Miller, Walter M. (1959)

Estates Court a vast area of land has changed hands, and the new proprietors have only in rare cases succeeded in securing the affection of their tenants and neighbours, who sit "crooning" over the fire, extolling the virtues of the "ould masther" and comparing him with the new one, very much to the disadvantage of the latter. ❋ Bernard H. Becker (N/A)

It had a good deal of a kind of crooning whine about it, but yet was not a whine. ❋ Unknown (1912)

"Ah," he said, with a kind of crooning deliberation, "that's the way they all behave -- that's what they all come for." ❋ Unknown (1904)

"Ah," he said, with a kind of crooning deliberation, "that's the way they all behave — that's what they all come for." ❋ Unknown (1904)

Crosby and Vallee popularized a new style of singing called “crooning,” which employed the tones of black jazz singers but replaced the bodily sexuality of jazz with a romantic and spiritual eroticism. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

I don't care if we're simply waiting for The X Factor results to see if the nation has finally cauterized the crooning urinary tract infection that is Frankie Cocozza. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For "Erwartung," a kind of fever dream of a woman stumbling over the body of her dead lover in a forest, the rich-voiced soprano Kara Shay Thomson ably navigates the expressionistic outbursts and crooning irregularities of the vocal line, though she is occasionally overpowered by conductor George Manahan and the orchestra, and the whole performance feels low-energy. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

And after a long weekend of drinking, horse racing and running around town the sound of Babyface's crooning was something of a comfort. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

Her cell phone rings, Justin Timberlake crooning a love ballad. ❋ Dallas Woodburn (2012)

A lithe woman in her 70s unhesitatingly darts forward, kneels down, cradles the man's head in her lap, turns him on his side, checks his pulse and talks him through it, crooning "Easy, easy," while calling for an ambulance. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Give him a tambourine and the man will break out Come On Eileen, god save us all.10.22pm: Martina McBride is crooning away on a small centre stage in a white tux and the effect is, shall we say, a bit k d lang. ❋ Unknown (2011)

[The mother] was [crooning] over [the sick] child to help her fall asleep. ❋ Steven (2004)

She crooned to [baby] to [help] him [sleep]. ❋ BlueSquirrelly (2008)

Dude, last night I walked in on Danny and [Arin] [crooning]. It was terrifying, yet [intriguing]. ❋ Stickythings (2016)

El [Debarge], from the early [80's] [motown] group Debarge, really knew how to croon. ❋ Bunny D (2005)

Me and [Samantha] vacationed to [Tokyo] and [spent] the week Crooning ❋ ThaRaspBerriKing (2016)

"Honeyviolet, [darling], why do you have all these bruises?" "THEY WERE THROWING 50p's AT MY [SWOLLEN] FOREHEAD, YOU [CROON]!!!" ❋ MegaMarc (2019)

Not [doin] much today [mate],went for a croon [this morning] maybe again later ❋ Taz666 (2009)

[Ruth]: [wew], your croon looks massive [david] [David]: Ruth, its a croon ❋ BabyBabyBaby67890 (2012)

Mate, are you [crooning] that? she is fit! [Crooning] [session]? ❋ Ghart1 (2008)

[Kim]: "Hey, John, whats [9+10]?" John: "[21]" Kim: *croons* ❋ Anonxmous (2014)