- present participle of drone.
droning
Example Sentences
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“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The little wagon retains the flat-four’s characteristic droning when it revs out, as when merging with highway traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But by the time the dialogue-free, centerpiece underwater sequence brims with Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey’s droning score, popcorn shuffling stopped.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
A few academics like Jacques Monod and Sol Spiegelman were enthusiastic speakers, but generally there was so much droning that he found it hard to stay alert for the new facts he should pick up.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
