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Definitions for Droning

[1] to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
[2] to speak in a monotonous tone.
[3] to proceed in a dull, monotonous manner (usually followed by on ): The meeting droned on for hours.
[4] to say in a dull, monotonous tone.
[5] Music . a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
[6] a monotonous low tone; humming or buzzing sound.
[7] a person who speaks in a monotonous tone.
[8] a male bee in a colony of social bees, whose sole function is to mate with the queen
[9] British a person who lives off the work of others
[10] a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft
[11] (intr) to make a monotonous low dull sound; buzz or hum
[12] (when intr, often foll by on ) to utter (words) in a monotonous tone, esp to talk without stopping
[13] a monotonous low dull sound
[14] music a sustained bass note or chord of unvarying pitch accompanying a melody (as modifier ) a drone bass
[15] music one of the single-reed pipes in a set of bagpipes, used for accompanying the melody played on the chanter
[16] a person who speaks in a low monotonous tone

Words related to Droning

dronepurr, whirr, sound, drawl, hum, vibrate, intone, strum, buzz, chant, bombinate, nasalize, thrum

Words nearby Droning

dronedromomania, dromond, dromos, dromotropic, dronabinol, drone, drone aircraft, drongo, dronklap, dronkverdriet, droob

Origin of Droning

e21490–1500; see drone1 and compare Middle English droun to roar, Icelandic drynja to bellow, Gothic drunjus noise

Other words from Droning

dron·er , noun
dron·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Droning

eC16: related to drone 1 and Middle Dutch drōnen, German dröhnen

Synonyms for Droning

purr, whirr, bombinate, buzz, chant, drawl, hum, intone, nasalize, sound, strum, thrum, vibrate