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
Yet, Carlson’s listless approach to the Russian dictator, who droned on endlessly, proved a wasted opportunity.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
Footage posted by Sam Yebri, a former City Council candidate, showed smoke billowing in the street as people yelled and a siren droned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
As the land war droned on, the power of the submarine was being starkly demonstrated on the high seas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
They watched it while Lillian Woodward droned the hymns.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
