droning

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English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -əʊnɪŋ

Verb

droning

present participle and gerund of drone

Noun

droning (plural dronings)

A dull humming.
- 1905, Lord Dunsany , The Gods of Pegāna, London: Elkin Mathews, , →OCLC, page 61:
  For a long while a man may hear the droning of little insects and yet not be aware that he hath heard them, so may the gods not hear our prayers at first until they have been very oft repeated.

Translations

dull humming

Finnish: hurina
German: Gebrumm (de) n
Irish: drantán m
Polish: buczenie n

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