droning

Thân thiện

The teacher's droning voice made the students sleepy.

Definition

Noun: 1. A continuous, monotonous sound or speech: Refers to a low, steady, and often boring sound, especially of a voice, that lacks variation in pitch or intensity.

Usage

The word "droning" is used to describe a sound, typically speech, that is steady, dull, and lacking in expressive changes. It often carries a negative connotation, implying boredom or tediousness.

Examples

• The lecturer's put half the class to sleep.
• I could hear the of the distant lawnmower all afternoon.
• She tried to focus, but the constant from the meeting next door was distracting.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: "Droning" can function as an adjective to describe a noun, though its primary form is a noun (gerund) derived from the verb "drone."
  • He has a droning voice that is difficult to listen to for long periods.
• Figurative use: It can be applied metaphorically to any continuous, monotonous activity or process.
  • The droning routine of data entry made the job feel endless.

Variants and Related Words

• Drone (verb): To make a continuous low dull sound; to speak in a monotonous tone.
  • The engine droned on for hours.
  • He droned through the list of regulations.
• Drone (noun): 1. A continuous low humming sound. 2. A male bee. 3. An unmanned aircraft.
• Monotone (noun): A sound or utterance of one unvarying pitch, very similar in meaning to "droning."

Synonyms

• Monotone
• Humming
• Buzzing
• Murmur

Related Phrases

• To drone on: A phrasal verb meaning to talk for a long time in a boring, monotonous way.
  • He droned on about his tax problems for twenty minutes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an unchanging intonation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• monotone
• drone