droning
Example Sentences
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An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Her compositions combine droning dissonance, piano and strings to create a moody and evocative electronic ambient score that lends a contemporary flavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
A recent study found that the sheer number of cicadas droning around the many forests of the eastern United States will be a can’t-miss feeding frenzy for some 80 bird species.
From Salon • May 16, 2024
When the droning stopped we all sat up and blinked like disturbed corpses.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
