drone /drōn/

1. The male of the honey-bee
2. Someone who lives on the labour of others, like the drone bee
3. A lazy, idle person
4. A deep humming sound
5. A bass-pipe of a bagpipe
6. Its note
7. A pedal bass
8. The burden of a song
9. A monotonous speaker or speech
10. An aircraft piloted by remote control

1. To emit a monotonous humming sound
2. (with on) to talk at length in a monotonous or expressionless way

To say in such a tone

drōnˈingly adverb

drōnˈish adjective

1. Like a drone
2. Lazy, idle

dronˈishly adverb

drōnˈishness noun

drōnˈy adjective

drone fly noun

A hoverfly

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