drone
noun
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
droned
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past participleof drone.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof drone.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dronenounthe male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
Example Sentences
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At one event, in which Oz was interviewed by Dean Cain, an actor who played Superman in a 1990s television show, about 50 people listened in as Oz droned on about an anti-fraud task force.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
“Now bring it up to your heartspace, connecting to your heart,” she continued, as ambient music droned in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
That excitement was not evident inside the grand ballroom at the JW Marriott in Houston Sunday, as Harbaugh droned on about nature documentaries he shows his team on the day of a game.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
They watched it while Lillian Woodward droned the hymns.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
