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Antonyms for droned

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drohn
Phonetic Transcription : droʊn

Definition of droned

Origin :
  • Old English dran, dræn "male honeybee," from Proto-Germanic *dran- (cf. Middle Dutch drane; Old High German treno; German Drohne, which is from Middle Low German drone), probably imitative; given a figurative sense of "idler, lazy worker" (male bees make no honey) 1520s. Meaning "pilotless aircraft" is from 1946.
  • Drones, as the radio-controlled craft are called, have many potentialities, civilian and military. Some day huge mother ships may guide fleets of long-distance, cargo-carrying airplanes across continents and oceans. Long-range drones armed with atomic bombs could be flown by accompanying mother ships to their targets and in for perfect hits. ["Popular Science," November, 1946]
  • Meaning "deep, continuous humming sound" is early 16c., apparently imitative (cf. threnody). The verb in the sound sense is early 16c.; it often is the characteristic sound of airplane engines. Related: Droned; droning.
  • verb making noise continuously
Example sentences :
  • "The Sweet By and By" droned on, over and over, in the dark stuffiness of the crowded room.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • All day long the town had droned and dosed under a drowsy heat.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • “Your mind will be concerned only with the welfare of Caleb Barter,” droned on the voice.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • He droned on in the night, with rising and falling inflections.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • "True religion is the greatest boon," he droned sententiously.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • "She knows about it all, she knows, she knows," droned Elfreda.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "There is a sphere, a foot in diameter, ten feet from me," droned Arcot.
  • Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell
  • He say,” droned the interpreter, “how much cattle you want to buy?
  • Extract from : « Panther Eye » by Roy J. Snell
  • He droned on for some minutes, and then his voice died away.
  • Extract from : « High Noon » by Anonymous
  • Now it droned on its new course, forty-five degrees from the original.
  • Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster

Synonyms for droned

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