- present participle of drone.
droning
Example Sentences
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“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
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
Dillon also mocked his critics during the episode, impersonating them in a droning voice: “They don’t believe in anything, these people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
The day was warm at noonday, not lazy and droning like July but mellow with late August.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
