Drone Definition & Meaning
drone
- noun
- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- an unchanging intonation
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
- verb
- make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
- talk in a monotonous voice
"Drone" in song lyrics
See how drone is used in real songs:
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"Apathetic, pathetic, a living drone"
Elemental Zazen — Your Love Is Fate -
"I'd rather be myself than live my life like a drone"
Kottonmouth Kings — Dogs Life -
"You drone"
Murs — BasikMurs
Words that rhyme with drone
Usage tips for "drone"
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- What does drone mean?
- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen an unchanging intonation someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on" talk in a monotonous voice
- What part of speech is drone?
- Drone is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does drone have?
- Drone has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).