drone
noun
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
have droned
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present perfectof drone.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Britell busts out a choir to boom over the Zimmer-esque strings that have droned solemnly throughout the rest of the film.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2019
Three long decades plus six long years have droned into a Triple Crown drought that American Pharoah will aim to stem come Saturday.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2015
But as the wars have droned on, the troops waging them are increasingly an Army apart.
From Time ● Apr. 28, 2011
He would have droned for America had he heard Tribes.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2011
I think I have droned here long enough, and it is time that some change took place for the better.
From Tales for Young and Old by Various
