droning — index ponderous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
droning — noun a dull humming … Wiktionary
droning — Synonyms and related words: birring, bombilation, bombinating, bombination, booming, burring, buzzing, drone, gabble, gibber, gibbering, hum, humming, jabber, jibber, low rumbling, maundering, monotone, monotonic, mouthing, mumble, mumbling,… … Moby Thesaurus
droning — drəʊn n. stingless male bee; UAV, unmanned small aircraft that is operated by remote control; monotone, low and continuous dull sound; buzzing noise; humming sound; (Music) any bagpipe without finger holes that produces a single tone, bourdon;… … English contemporary dictionary
droning — noun an unchanging intonation • Syn: ↑monotone, ↑drone • Derivationally related forms: ↑drone, ↑drone (for: ↑drone), ↑monotone (for … Useful english dictionary
drone — [[t]dro͟ʊn[/t]] drones, droning, droned 1) VERB If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky. [V ing] ...a virtually non stop droning noise in the background. Derived words … English dictionary
Yuri Landman — @ Output Festival 2007 Yuri Landman (born February 1, 1973) is a Dutch experimental luthier[1] who has made several experimental electric string instruments for a list of artists including Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth … Wikipedia
Drone — (dr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Droned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droning}.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dr[ o]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dr[ o]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr[ o]ne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr. ? dirge, ? to cry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Droned — Drone Drone (dr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Droned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droning}.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dr[ o]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dr[ o]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr[ o]ne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr. ? dirge,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drān; akin to Old High German treno drone, Greek thrēnos 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
