drone
/drˈoʊn/
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Definitions
Noun
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Noun
an unchanging intonation
Noun
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Noun
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Noun
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Verb
make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
Verb
talk in a monotonous voice
Synonyms
bourdon
dawdler
drone on
drone pipe
droning
laggard
lagger
monotone
pilotless aircraft
poke
radio-controlled aircraft
trailer
More General Terms
bee
bum
do-nothing
go
heavier-than-air craft
idler
intonation
layabout
loafer
modulation
mouth
pipe
pitch contour
sound
speak
talk
utter
verbalise
verbalize