/droʊn/
drone
BrE /drəʊn/
NAmE /droʊn/
[usually singular]
a continuous low noise
the distant drone of traffic
[usually singular]
a continuous low sound made by some musical instruments, for example the bagpipes, over which other notes are played or sung; the part of the instrument that makes this noise
a male bee that does not work
➡ compare queen bee (1) , worker (4)
a person who is lazy and gives nothing to society while others work
an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground
drone
BrE /drəʊn/
NAmE /droʊn/
[I]
to make a continuous low noise
A plane was droning in the distance.
a droning voice
ˌdrone ˈon (about sth)
to talk for a long time in a boring way