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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
croon .
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Examples
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Dean Martin croons, Morrissey croons, Neil Diamond croons.
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Dean Martin croons, Morrissey croons, Neil Diamond croons.
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The kids focusing on memorable hooks, and last-call croons to pump out one of their catchiest tunes yet.
QuickDFW Blog 2010
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As Alicia Keyes croons about concrete jungles in the background, Michael Bloomberg's new ad on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign to support gay marriage shows the mayor saying, "I'm a New Yorker and I support marriage equality."
Michael Bloomberg Cuts Ad Supporting Marriage Equality (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"Let your love be hallowed," croons a rhapsodic chorus to a married couple, mid-row, in Richard Strauss's bewildering masterpiece, Die Frau ohne Schatten.
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Yet, the director also sprinkles the film with glimpses of simple happiness, such as when the heroine croons to country western music in a local bar, or wanders through town with her sweet mentally challenged son.
Karin Badt: The Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival: From Soviet Cannibals to Jarmusch's Cleveland Karin Badt 2011
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Yet, the director also sprinkles the film with glimpses of simple happiness, such as when the heroine croons to country western music in a local bar, or wanders through town with her sweet mentally challenged son.
Karin Badt: The Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival: From Soviet Cannibals to Jarmusch's Cleveland Karin Badt 2011
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As Alicia Keyes croons about concrete jungles in the background, Michael Bloomberg's new ad on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign to support gay marriage shows the mayor saying, "I'm a New Yorker and I support marriage equality."
Michael Bloomberg Cuts Ad Supporting Marriage Equality (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2010
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The woman has gravitas to burn, and she concludes her panel with something I find miraculous: she croons the original "Star Trek" theme, in a voice so epic and beautiful that the air molecules do backflips.
Gregory Weinkauf: 'Star Trek' Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary in Las Vegas Gregory Weinkauf 2011
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“Beloved…,” he croons in that voice I know means he wants us abed, about such sport as we allow ourselves given that I cannot risk conceiving.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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