droned
past simple and past participle ofdrone
drone
verb[I]
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/to make alowcontinuousnoisethat does notchangeitsnote:
Anairplanedroned in thebackground.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Phrasal verb
drone on
Examplesofdroned
droned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
As the planesdronedhome in the gathering darkness, the admiral faced an agonizing decision.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I watched her feet trip lightly as a piperdronedher way.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They radioed back the location of the batteries, thendronedin a wide circle, waiting to spot their own gunners' exploding shells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The solitary voice thatdronedon alone in the first issue soon gained more voices, who took turns mimeographing the 15 issues of the first series.
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