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Drone
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
drones
Examples
The photographer used a drone to capture stunning aerial shots of the landscape.
02
a stingless male bee in a colony of social bees whose only role is to mate with the queen
Examples
Worker bees feed the drones until mating season.
03
a continuous, unchanging sound or tone
Examples
The drone of the engines filled the cabin.
04
a pipe on a bagpipe or similar instrument that produces a single sustained tone
Examples
The drone of the bagpipe gave depth to the melody.
05
a person who moves or acts sluggishly or takes more time than necessary to complete tasks
Examples
He 's such a drone — everything takes him twice as long.
to drone
01
to speak in a continuous, dull, or monotonous tone, often causing boredom
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
drone
3rd person singular
drones
present participle
droning
past simple
droned
past participle
droned
Examples
The teacher droned on about grammar for an hour.
02
to produce a continuous, low, dull, or monotonous noise
Examples
The engines droned in the background.
