droningn.¹

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < drone v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. Continuous emission of a steady deep humming or buzzing sound; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound

bummingc1487

drone1568

unison1609

droning1646

monotony1706

bum1790

monody1849

tum-tum1859

thrum1883

thrumming1941

1646 S. Rutherford Divine Right Church-govt. i. 136 Who can say that the grace of joy in the holy Ghost, wrought by the droning of Organs, and the holinesse taught by Surplice, is a work of the spirit merited by Christ as our High Priest?

1799 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 264 Is it not the humble-bee, or what we call the ‘dumble dore’,—a word whose descriptive droning deserves a place in song?

1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent xviii. 507 The monotonous droning of the one-stringed guitar.

1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus vii. 113 Mere sounds like the dronings of a barrel-organ.

1944 W. E. Harney Taboo (ed. 3) 80 From the river bank came the droning of the didgeredoo.

2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 May 24 Gurgling bath-water sounds and ambient dronings.

2. Monotonous or dull talk; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > droning

droning1704

drone1777

thrumming1825

1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 305 Cant and Droning supply the Place of Sense and Reason.

1848 J. G. Whittier Peace Convention at Brussels in Poems (1882) 149 The dull, meek droning of a drab-coat seer.

1920 St. G. K. Hyland Cent. of Persecution 365 His prolonged dronings on interminable readings from the Old Testament filled up the time that was to be devoted to the service of God.

2016 Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Sept. The dronings about ‘draconian Tory cuts’ and the ‘spiteful and malicious Tories’ were trotted forth without much gusto.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

droningn.²

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < drone v.² + -ing suffix¹.

1. Behaviour characteristic of, or likened to that of, a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1); laziness, indolence; inaction; (also) dull, repetitive, or meaningless work. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1825 in J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Droning, a lazy indolent mode of doing a thing.

1836 J. Dunlop Artific. Drinking Usages N. Brit. 100 The weavers used to make up by night-work, for the droning of day-dissipation.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 13 Aug. 3/3 The cases of drone and of worker are analogous, and so the unearned increment of droning must be no more heavily taxed than the unearned increment of labour.

2013 @Jenny_Jupiter 22 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Aug. 2019) Here I go. Droning along to work, where I'll do other drone-like things. So much droning.

2. The action or an act of using a military drone (drone n.¹ 3a) to attack a target, kill a person, etc. Also: the action or an act of flying a drone for commercial or recreational purposes (see drone n.¹ 3c).

ΚΠ

2010 @lmoliva_ 28 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Aug. 2019) I guess ‘droning’ is a thing now, duly noted RT @afpakchannel Xinhua picks up the Sheikh al-Fateh droning.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Sept. There are three categories of people using drones - commercial, hobbyists and consumers - says Adam Sculthorp, 37, a droning professional.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

droningadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

Forms: see drone n.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.¹, -ing suffix²; drone v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: Originally < drone n.¹ + -ing suffix²; in later use also partly < drone v.² + -ing suffix².

Of the nature of, or exhibiting behaviour likened to, that of a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1); lazy, indolent; engaged in or characterized by dull or repetitive activity. Also: designating a person exhibiting such behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]

sweerc725

foridledc1230

idlea1300

faintc1325

recrayed1340

slewful1340

nicea1398

sleuthya1400

delicate?c1400

sleuthfulc1400

slothfulc1400

sloth1412

lurdanc1480

luskinga1500

luskish15..

droning1509

bumbard?a1513

slottery1513

desidiousa1540

lazy1549

slovening1549

truanta1550

sleuth1567

litherly1573

truantly1579

dronish1580

lubberly1580

truant-like1583

shiftless1584

sluggard1594

fat1598

lusky1604

sweatless1606

clumse1611

easeful1611

loselly1611

do-littlea1613

sluggardisha1627

pigritious1638

drony1653

murcid1656

thokisha1682

shammockinga1704

indolent1710

huddroun1721

nothing-doing1724

desidiose1727

lusk1775

slack-twisted1794

sweert1817

bone-lazya1825

lurgy1828

straight-backed1830

do-nothing1832

slobbish1833

bone idle1836

slouch1837

lotophagous1841

shammocky1841

bein1847

thoky1847

lotus-eating1852

fainéant1855

sluggardly1865

lazy-boned1875

do-naught1879

easy-going1879

lazyish1892

slobbed1962

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccvi^v Slouth and wretchyd Idylnes By wayes remys and dranynge neglygence.

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar ii. ii. 21 A long restive race of droning Kings.

1793 Sporting Mag. Dec. 161/1 Hither wit and mirth repair, Hence ye droning sons of care; Circling bumpers as they flow, Ease and happiness bestow.

1813 ‘Æditus’ Metrical Remarks 32 The droning Priesthood slumber'd in their stalls, Nor dreamt the storm, which shook their fabrics' walls.

1841 R. W. Emerson Compensation in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 109 The droning world.

1906 V. F. Boyle Love Songs & Bugle Calls 25 The droning workers pause between the rows To give a burst of melody, and wipe The sweat of honest labor as it glows.

2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. 17 No law was sharpened nor liberty defended, but at least in those distant, droning days, a Senator didn't cost much.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

droningadj.²

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊnɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s droming (probably transmission error), 1600s– droning.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < drone v.¹ + -ing suffix².

1. That produces or emits a continuous steady deep humming or buzzing sound; (of sound) monotonous, deep, and sustained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound

droning1601

drony1754

monotone1770

monotonous1774

toneless1833

droned1863

strumming1887

1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. B4 Along with me then, you droming [sic] Sagbut.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 125 Mix with tinkling Brass, the Cymbals droning Sound.

1751 T. Gray Elegy ii. 5 Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight.

1905 Sunset Nov. 82/2 The beetles clicked their wings and seemed to sound a chorus with the droning flies.

2009 New Yorker 5 Jan. 12/3 Let the surrounding, wall-filling video imagery..and the droning electronic music wash over you.

2. Having or characterized by a monotonous tone or way of speaking.

ΚΠ

1650 D. Hotham in tr. C. Hotham Introd. Teutonick Philos. 67 We must be thankful to your vivid patience, that hath with so much spirit attended our droning words.

1712 tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Epist. Gardiner 4 I perceive this droning Tale Sets you already gaping like a Whale: Your Eyes are shutting, and you drop your Chin.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. i. v. 62 The endless droning eloquence of Bishops.

1914 L. Woolf Wise Virgins xvii. 326 The clergyman had a droning voice, the place was hot and stuffy.

2009 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 4 Mar. 20 I've always considered the King James Bible a majestic work of art while the Revised version turned soaring poetry into droning prose.

Derivatives

ˈdroningly adv. in a dull or monotonous manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adverb] > monotonous sound

droningly1844

1844 Bentley's Misc. June 636 It [sc. Parliament] babbleth droningly through the long hours of the night, and the short hours of the morning.

2012 J. Moyes Me before You 15 Unemployment had been a concept, something droningly referred to on the news in relation to shipyards or car factories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1646

n.²1825

adj.¹1509

adj.²1601

单词	droning
释义	droningn.¹ Brit. /ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < drone v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. Continuous emission of a steady deep humming or buzzing sound; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound bummingc1487 drone1568 unison1609 droning1646 monotony1706 bum1790 monody1849 tum-tum1859 thrum1883 thrumming1941 1646 S. Rutherford Divine Right Church-govt. i. 136 Who can say that the grace of joy in the holy Ghost, wrought by the droning of Organs, and the holinesse taught by Surplice, is a work of the spirit merited by Christ as our High Priest? 1799 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 264 Is it not the humble-bee, or what we call the ‘dumble dore’,—a word whose descriptive droning deserves a place in song? 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent xviii. 507 The monotonous droning of the one-stringed guitar. 1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus vii. 113 Mere sounds like the dronings of a barrel-organ. 1944 W. E. Harney Taboo (ed. 3) 80 From the river bank came the droning of the didgeredoo. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 May 24 Gurgling bath-water sounds and ambient dronings. 2. Monotonous or dull talk; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > droning droning1704 drone1777 thrumming1825 1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 305 Cant and Droning supply the Place of Sense and Reason. 1848 J. G. Whittier Peace Convention at Brussels in Poems (1882) 149 The dull, meek droning of a drab-coat seer. 1920 St. G. K. Hyland Cent. of Persecution 365 His prolonged dronings on interminable readings from the Old Testament filled up the time that was to be devoted to the service of God. 2016 Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Sept. The dronings about ‘draconian Tory cuts’ and the ‘spiteful and malicious Tories’ were trotted forth without much gusto. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). droningn.² Brit. /ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < drone v.² + -ing suffix¹. 1. Behaviour characteristic of, or likened to that of, a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1); laziness, indolence; inaction; (also) dull, repetitive, or meaningless work. Now rare. ΚΠ 1825 in J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Droning, a lazy indolent mode of doing a thing. 1836 J. Dunlop Artific. Drinking Usages N. Brit. 100 The weavers used to make up by night-work, for the droning of day-dissipation. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 13 Aug. 3/3 The cases of drone and of worker are analogous, and so the unearned increment of droning must be no more heavily taxed than the unearned increment of labour. 2013 @Jenny_Jupiter 22 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Aug. 2019) Here I go. Droning along to work, where I'll do other drone-like things. So much droning. 2. The action or an act of using a military drone (drone n.¹ 3a) to attack a target, kill a person, etc. Also: the action or an act of flying a drone for commercial or recreational purposes (see drone n.¹ 3c). ΚΠ 2010 @lmoliva_ 28 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Aug. 2019) I guess ‘droning’ is a thing now, duly noted RT @afpakchannel Xinhua picks up the Sheikh al-Fateh droning. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Sept. There are three categories of people using drones - commercial, hobbyists and consumers - says Adam Sculthorp, 37, a droning professional. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). droningadj.¹ Brit. /ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/ Forms: see drone n.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.¹, -ing suffix²; drone v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: Originally < drone n.¹ + -ing suffix²; in later use also partly < drone v.² + -ing suffix². Of the nature of, or exhibiting behaviour likened to, that of a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1); lazy, indolent; engaged in or characterized by dull or repetitive activity. Also: designating a person exhibiting such behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] sweerc725 foridledc1230 idlea1300 faintc1325 recrayed1340 slewful1340 nicea1398 sleuthya1400 delicate?c1400 sleuthfulc1400 slothfulc1400 sloth1412 lurdanc1480 luskinga1500 luskish15.. droning1509 bumbard?a1513 slottery1513 desidiousa1540 lazy1549 slovening1549 truanta1550 sleuth1567 litherly1573 truantly1579 dronish1580 lubberly1580 truant-like1583 shiftless1584 sluggard1594 fat1598 lusky1604 sweatless1606 clumse1611 easeful1611 loselly1611 do-littlea1613 sluggardisha1627 pigritious1638 drony1653 murcid1656 thokisha1682 shammockinga1704 indolent1710 huddroun1721 nothing-doing1724 desidiose1727 lusk1775 slack-twisted1794 sweert1817 bone-lazya1825 lurgy1828 straight-backed1830 do-nothing1832 slobbish1833 bone idle1836 slouch1837 lotophagous1841 shammocky1841 bein1847 thoky1847 lotus-eating1852 fainéant1855 sluggardly1865 lazy-boned1875 do-naught1879 easy-going1879 lazyish1892 slobbed1962 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccvi^v Slouth and wretchyd Idylnes By wayes remys and dranynge neglygence. 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar ii. ii. 21 A long restive race of droning Kings. 1793 Sporting Mag. Dec. 161/1 Hither wit and mirth repair, Hence ye droning sons of care; Circling bumpers as they flow, Ease and happiness bestow. 1813 ‘Æditus’ Metrical Remarks 32 The droning Priesthood slumber'd in their stalls, Nor dreamt the storm, which shook their fabrics' walls. 1841 R. W. Emerson Compensation in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 109 The droning world. 1906 V. F. Boyle Love Songs & Bugle Calls 25 The droning workers pause between the rows To give a burst of melody, and wipe The sweat of honest labor as it glows. 2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. 17 No law was sharpened nor liberty defended, but at least in those distant, droning days, a Senator didn't cost much. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). droningadj.² Brit. /ˈdrəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdroʊnɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s droming (probably transmission error), 1600s– droning. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < drone v.¹ + -ing suffix². 1. That produces or emits a continuous steady deep humming or buzzing sound; (of sound) monotonous, deep, and sustained. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound droning1601 drony1754 monotone1770 monotonous1774 toneless1833 droned1863 strumming1887 1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. B4 Along with me then, you droming [sic] Sagbut. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 125 Mix with tinkling Brass, the Cymbals droning Sound. View more context for this quotation 1751 T. Gray Elegy ii. 5 Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight. 1905 Sunset Nov. 82/2 The beetles clicked their wings and seemed to sound a chorus with the droning flies. 2009 New Yorker 5 Jan. 12/3 Let the surrounding, wall-filling video imagery..and the droning electronic music wash over you. 2. Having or characterized by a monotonous tone or way of speaking. ΚΠ 1650 D. Hotham in tr. C. Hotham Introd. Teutonick Philos. 67 We must be thankful to your vivid patience, that hath with so much spirit attended our droning words. 1712 tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Epist. Gardiner 4 I perceive this droning Tale Sets you already gaping like a Whale: Your Eyes are shutting, and you drop your Chin. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. i. v. 62 The endless droning eloquence of Bishops. 1914 L. Woolf Wise Virgins xvii. 326 The clergyman had a droning voice, the place was hot and stuffy. 2009 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 4 Mar. 20 I've always considered the King James Bible a majestic work of art while the Revised version turned soaring poetry into droning prose. Derivatives ˈdroningly adv. in a dull or monotonous manner. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adverb] > monotonous sound droningly1844 1844 Bentley's Misc. June 636 It [sc. Parliament] babbleth droningly through the long hours of the night, and the short hours of the morning. 2012 J. Moyes Me before You 15 Unemployment had been a concept, something droningly referred to on the news in relation to shipyards or car factories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1646n.²1825adj.¹1509adj.²1601
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