1 [usuallysing.] a continuous low noise:
the distant drone of traffic * He spoke in a low drone.
2 [usuallysing.] a continuous low sound made by some musical instruments, for example the BAGPIPES, over which other notes are played or sung
3 a male bee that does not work and only lives in order to reproduce
compareQUEENBEE, WORKER
4 a person who is lazy and gives nothing to society while others work:
The medieval lord of the manor was what some today would call a drone.
5 an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground
verb [V] to make a continuous low noise:
A plane was droning in the distance. * a droning voice
PHRASALVERBS
drone on (about sth) to talk for a long time in a boring way
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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