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droned

drone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drohn]
    • /droʊn/
    • /drəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drohn]
    • /droʊn/

Definitions of droned word

  • verb without object droned to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz. 1
  • verb without object droned to speak in a monotonous tone. 1
  • verb without object droned to proceed in a dull, monotonous manner (usually followed by on): The meeting droned on for hours. 1
  • verb with object droned to say in a dull, monotonous tone. 1
  • noun droned 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. 1
  • noun droned a person who speaks in a monotonous tone. 1
See all 8 definitions of droned

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Origin of droned

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; see drone1 and compare Middle English droun to roar, Icelandic drynja to bellow, Gothic drunjus noise

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Parts of speech for Droned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Droned

droned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for droned

verb droned

  • hummed — to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
  • buzzed — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
  • whined — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
  • murmured — a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
  • purred — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.

noun droned

  • leeched — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
  • slugged — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
All 11 Synonyms of droned

Antonyms for droned

verb droned

  • silenced — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
Just one Antonym for droned

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