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drone2
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- pronunciation:
- dron
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
drones, droning, droned |
| definition 1: |
to produce a low, continuous hum.
- synonyms:
- hum
- similar words:
- bombinate, buzz, purr, whir
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| definition 2: |
to talk tediously and in a monotone.
The speaker droned on for two hours.- similar words:
- prate
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| related words: |
babble, murmur, ring, roar |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to say tediously and in a monotone.
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| related words: |
murmur |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a low, continuous hum, as of a bee or a musical instrument such as a bagpipe.
- synonyms:
- hum
- similar words:
- buzz, monotone, purr, whir
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| definition 2: |
a musical instrument, such as a tambura, or a part of an instrument, such as a pipe of a bagpipe, that produces a drone.
- synonyms:
- pipe
- similar words:
- tamboura
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| related words: |
babble, boom, march, murmur, zoom |
| derivation: |
droningly (adv.) |
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