droning
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 drone n. Pronunciation: ' drōn Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drān; akin to Old High German treno drone, Greek thrēnos dirge Date: before 12th century 1 : the male of a bee (as the honeybee) that has no sting and gathers no honey 2 : one that lives on the labors of others : PARASITE 3 : an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control 4 a : DRUDGE 1 b : DRUDGE 2 ]]> 2 drone n. Function: verb Inflected Form:   droned ; dron·ing Date: circa 1520 intransitive verb 1 a : to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound < droning bees> b : to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone < droning on and on about his health> 2 : to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner <the afternoon droned on> transitive verb 1 : to utter or pronounce with a drone 2 : to pass or spend in dull or monotonous activity or in idleness –dron·er noun –dron·ing·ly \ ' drō-niŋ-lē\ adverb ]]> 3 drone n. Function: noun Date: circa 1520 1 : a deep sustained or monotonous sound : HUM 2 : an instrument or part of an instrument (as one of the fixed-pitch pipes of a bagpipe) that sounds a continuous unvarying tone 3 : PEDAL POINT ]]>