droning

UK
/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/
US
/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/
droningnoun
Translations
The droning of the bees was soothing.
Гудение пчел было успокаивающим.
The droning of the fan helped me fall asleep.
Жужжание вентилятора помогло мне заснуть.
Additional translations
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.
droningadjective
more droning
Comp.
most droning
Super.
UK
/ˈdrəʊ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈdroʊ.nɪŋ/
Translations
The droning voice of the lecturer made it hard to stay awake.
Монотонный голос лектора затруднял возможность оставаться бодрым.
Additional translations
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.
droneverb

droning

Gerund

droned
Past Simple
droned
Past Participle
droning
Gerund
UK
/drəʊn/
US
/droʊn/
Translations
The air conditioner started to drone loudly.
Кондиционер начал громко гудеть.
The bees droned around the garden.
Пчелы жужжали вокруг сада.
монотонно говорить
He droned on about his boring job.
Он монотонно говорил о своей скучной работе.
Additional translations
производить монотонный звук
гудеть монотонно
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.
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.