
To give forth or utter in a monotonous, dull tone: as, he drones his sentences.To use a dull, monotonous tone: as, he drones in his reading.
To give forth a monotonous, unvaried tone utter a dull humming sound hum or buzz, as a beetle or a bagpipe. noun The tone emitted by the drone of a bagpipe. noun In music: A pipe in the bagpipe which gives out a continuous and invariable tone. noun A monotonous, continued tone or sound a humming: as, the drone of a bee. noun Any of various instruments that produce only a constant pitch. noun Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone. noun A continuous low humming or buzzing sound. intransitive verb To utter in a monotonous low tone. intransitive verb To pass or act in a monotonous way. intransitive verb To speak in a monotonous tone. intransitive verb To make a continuous low dull humming sound. noun A pilotless aircraft operated by remote control. noun A person who does tedious or menial work a drudge.
noun An idle person who lives off others a loafer.Its only function is to mate with the queen bee. noun A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.