Drone

[n] stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
[n] a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
[n] an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
[n] an unchanging intonation
[n] someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
[v] talk in a monotonous voice
[v] make a monotonous low dull sound

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Synonyms

bourdon, dawdler, drone on, drone pipe, droning, laggard, lagger, monotone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, trailer

Related Terms

accompaniment, alliteration, alto, array, articulation, assonance, bagpipe, bagpipes, bank, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato, bassus, bee, beggar, birr, blubber, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bourdon, bum, bumble, bumblebee, bummer, burden, bu