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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Drone \Drone\ (dr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Droned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Droning}.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G.
dr["o]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw.
dr["o]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr["o]ne, Goth. drunjus
sound, Gr. ? dirge, ? to cry aloud, Skr. dhran to sound. Cf.
{Drone}, n.]
1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or
murmuring sound.
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Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. --T.
Gray.
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2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. "Race of droning
kings." --Dryden.
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