"crooning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹuːnɪŋ/ Forms: croonings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnɪŋ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English cronyng. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:cronyng|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "crooning", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="crooning"> Inherited from Middle English cronyng. Head templates: {{en-noun}} crooning (plural croonings)
  1. The act of creating a croon.
    Sense id: en-crooning-en-noun-G2V0Tf0B Categories (other): English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 46 54

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹuːnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːnɪŋ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English cronyng. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:cronyng|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "crooning", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="crooning"> Inherited from Middle English cronyng. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crooning
  1. present participle and gerund of croon Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: croon
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Inflected forms

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