drone in Sindhi سنڌي
drone in Telugu తెలుగు
drone in English
- drone⇄drone (1), noun, verb, droned,droning.
- drone⇄drone (2), verb, droned,droning,noun.
- drone⇄noun 1. a deep, continuous humming sound.
Ex. the drone of mosquitoes. The hikers heard the drone of a far-off motorcar.
2. (Music.)
a. a bass pipe of a bagpipe.
b. the continuous tone produced by bass pipes.
c. a bagpip - drone⇄noun 1. a male bee, especially a male honeybee. Drones do not sting and do not work.
Ex. A typical beehive will contain a single queen, several hundred drones, and many thousand workers (A. M. Winchester).
2. (Figurative.) a person not willi - drone⇄v.i. 1. to make a deep, continuous humming sound.
Ex. Bees droned among the flowers.
2a. to talk in a monotonous tone.
Ex. Several people in the audience fell asleep as the speaker droned on.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. The meeti - drone⇄v.t. to say in a monotonous voice.
Ex. The weary beggar droned a prayer. - drone⇄v.t., v.i. to spend (time) idly; loaf (away).