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"masculine"
],
"word": "Schmachtfetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft, low-pitched sound; soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune",
"word": "Schnulze"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft, low-pitched sound; soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune",
"word": "sentimentaler Schlager"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "potpevnúvanje",
"sense": "soft, low-pitched sound; soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "потпевну́вање"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "soft, low-pitched sound; soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "luinneag"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "low-pitched sound of a large bell",
"word": "kumina"
}
],
"word": "croon"
}
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