drone

²drone

verb

droneddron·ing

Definition of DRONE

intransitive verb

1

a : to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound <droning bees> b : to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone <droning on and on about his health>

2

: to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner <the afternoon droned on>

transitive verb

1

: to utter or pronounce with a drone

2

: to pass or spend in dull or monotonous activity or in idleness

— dron·er noun

— dron·ing·ly \ˈdrō-niŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of DRONE

1. We could hear wasps droning in the garden.
2. <the sound of droning bees all around us>

First Known Use of DRONE

circa 1520

Related to DRONE

Synonyms: bumble, burr, buzz, whirr, hum, whish, whiz (or whizz), zip, zoom

Related Words: chirr, churr; thrum; fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper; coo, curr; wheeze, whistle, whoosh

Near Antonyms: drudge, grind, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg, plod, plow, plug, slave, sweat, toil, travail, work; apply, buckle (down); exert, put out

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