Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - drone
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Drone
drone
~1 v to make a continuous low dull sound (An airplane droned overhead.) drone on phr v to speak in a boring way, usually for a long time + abou (Tom was droning on about work.) ~2 n 1 the drone (of) a continuous low dull sound (the steady drone of traffic) 2 a male bee that does no work 3 someone who does a lot of dull work without many rewards 4 someone who has a good life but does not work to earn it (idle drones living at the expense of society)
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(drones, droning, droned) 1. If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky. ...a virtually non-stop droning noise in the background. VERB: V, V-ing • Drone is also a noun. ...the constant drone of the motorways. N-SING: usu N of n • droning ...the droning of a plane far overhead. N-SING: usu N of n 2. If you say that someone drones, you mean that they keep talking about something in a boring way. Chambers’ voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head... VERB: V c darkgreen]disapproval • Drone is also a noun. The minister’s voice was a relentless drone. N-SING • Drone on means the same as drone. Aunt Maimie’s voice droned on... Daniel just drones on about American policy. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P about n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dran; akin to Old High German treno ~, Greek threnos 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 II. verb (~d; droning) 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 ~d on transitive verb 1. to utter or pronounce with a ~ 2. to pass or spend in dull or monotonous activity or in idleness • ~r noun • droningly adverb III. 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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a non-working male of the honey-bee, whose sole function is to mate with fertile females. 2 an idler. 3 a deep humming sound. 4 a monotonous speech or speaker. 5 a a pipe, esp. of a bagpipe, sounding a continuous note of fixed low pitch. b the note emitted by this. 6 a remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or missile. --v. 1 intr. make a deep humming sound. 2 intr. & tr. speak or utter monotonously. 3 a intr. be idle. b tr. (often foll. by away) idle away (one's time etc.). Etymology: OE dran, dr{aelig}n prob. f. WG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. энт. трутень, пчелиный самец 2. трутень, тунеядец; захребетник 3. ав. беспилотное средство нападения, управляемый снаряд; беспилотный самолет 4. бездельничать; жить за чужой счет; жить за чужой спиной 5. растрачивать, расточать бесцельно (также drone away, drone out) 6. приглушенное жужжание, гудение, гул drone of a motor —- гул мотора 7. разг. монотонная речь; нудь 8. разг. занудный человек, нуда 9. волынка; басовая трубка волынки; басовый звук волынки 10. гудеть, жужжать (о пчеле и т. п.) 11. говорить, читать или петь монотонно; бубнить; гудеть (также drone out) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) трутень; fig. трутень, тунеядец 2) жужжание, гудение 3) басовая трубка волынки или ее звук 4) aeron. управляемый снаряд; беспилотный самолет 2. v. 1) жужжать, гудеть 2) бубнить, читать, петь монотонно (тж. drone on) As the teacher droned on, one by one the class fell asleep. Whatever is the speaker droning on about now? 3) бездельничать ...Англо-русский словарь
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