droned

Variant of drone

drone definition

drone (drōn)

noun

  1. a male bee or ant which serves only in a reproductive capacity and does no work
  2. an idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
  3. a person whose work is routine, monotonous, etc.; drudge
  4. a pilotless airplane that is directed in flight by remote control

Etymology: ME < OE dran, akin to OS dran, MLowG drone < IE *dhren- < base *dher-, to buzz, hum > dor(beetle)

intransitive verb droned, droning dron′·ing

to live in idleness; loaf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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