drone

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drone

A drone hovers over a field of sunflowers.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A stingless male bee: In a colony of social bees (especially honeybees), a drone's sole function is to mate with the queen.
    • A continuous low humming sound: An unchanging, monotonous sound, like that of an engine or a bee.
    • A person who is idle or lazy: Someone who lives off the work of others or lags behind.
    • A remote-controlled pilotless aircraft: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
    • A pipe on a bagpipe: A pipe that produces a single continuous note, providing a harmonic background.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a continuous low dull sound: To emit a monotonous hum or buzz.
    • To speak in a monotonous tone: To talk in a dull, unchanging voice without variation.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The drone of the bees filled the garden. (The continuous humming sound of the bees.)
    • He was criticized for being a drone in the office. (A lazy person who does not contribute.)
    • The military uses a drone for surveillance. (An unmanned aircraft.)
    • The bagpiper adjusted the drone. (The pipe that produces the continuous note.)

  • Verb:

    • The old fan droned in the corner all night. (Made a continuous low sound.)
    • The lecturer droned on for hours, putting everyone to sleep. (Spoke in a monotonous voice.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To drone on (and on)": To talk for a long time in a boring, monotonous way.
    • He droned on about his tax problems.
  • "Drone strike": A military attack carried out by an unmanned aircraft.
    • The news reported a drone strike in the region.
Variants and Related Words
  • Droning (adj/n): Describing a continuous, monotonous sound; the act of making such a sound.
    • We fell asleep to the droning noise of the engine.
  • Drone footage (n): Video captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle.
    • The documentary featured stunning drone footage of the canyon.
Synonyms
  • Noun (sound): Hum, buzz, murmur.
  • Noun (person): Loafer, idler, sluggard.
  • Noun (aircraft): UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle.
  • Verb (sound): Hum, buzz, purr.
  • Verb (speak): Monotone, intone.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Drone on: To continue talking in a dull, monotonous manner.
    • I wish he wouldn't drone on about the same topic.
Related Idioms
  • To live the life of a drone: To live an idle, unproductive life.
    • After retiring, he feared he would just live the life of a drone.
drone

A drone hovers over a field of sunflowers.

Noun
  1. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
  2. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
  3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  4. an unchanging intonation
  5. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Verb
  1. talk in a monotonous voice
  2. make a monotonous low dull sound
    • The harmonium was droning on

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