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droning

/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/

/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

droning on

droningnoun

Translations

bourdonnementSon continu et grave, souvent produit par un moteur ou un appareil.

The droning of the air conditioner was soothing in the background.

Le bourdonnement du climatiseur était apaisant en arrière-plan.

Additional translations

monotonieParole ou discours monotone.

Definitions

A continuous low humming sound.

The droning of the air conditioner was soothing in the background.

The act of speaking in a monotonous tone.

His droning during the lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake.

Synonyms

dull sound

droningadjective

more droning

Comp.

most droning

Super.

/ˈdrəʊ.nɪŋ/

/ˈdroʊ.nɪŋ/

Translations

monotoneVoix, ton ou style sans variété, ennuyeux.

The professor's droning lecture put half the class to sleep.

Le cours monotone du professeur a endormi la moitié de la classe.

bourdonnantQui produit un son continu et grave.

The droning noise of the air conditioner made it hard to concentrate.

Le bruit bourdonnant du climatiseur rendait la concentration difficile.

Definitions

Producing a continuous low humming sound.

The droning noise of the air conditioner made it hard to concentrate.

Monotonous or dull in tone or manner.

The professor's droning lecture put half the class to sleep.

Synonyms

droneverb

droning

ing-form

droned

Past Simple

droned

Past Participle

droning

ing-form

/drəʊn/

/droʊn/

Translations

bourdonner

The air conditioner droned in the background as we worked.

Le climatiseur bourdonnait en arrière-plan pendant que nous travaillions.

Additional translations

monotonerVerbe rare; s'emploie pour parler d'une voix monotone.

Definitions

To make a continuous low humming sound.

The air conditioner droned in the background as we worked.

To speak in a monotonous tone.

The professor droned on about the topic, causing several students to fall asleep.

Synonyms

dronenoun

Definitions

A male bee in a colony of social bees, whose primary role is to mate with a queen.

The drone was seen flying around the hive, waiting for a chance to mate with the queen.

An unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond line of sight.

The military used a drone to gather intelligence from the enemy territory.

A continuous low humming sound.

The drone of the air conditioner was a constant background noise in the office.

A person who does no useful work and lives off others.

He was considered a drone by his family, as he refused to find a job and relied on their support.

droneadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

Drone surveillance raises new questions about privacy.