droning
31bumble — I (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A continuous low pitched droning sound: burr, buzz, drone2, hum, whir, whiz. See SOUNDS. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move awkwardly or clumsily: blunder1, stumble. See ABILITY, MOVE. 2. To proceed or perform …
32burr — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I also bur noun A continuous low pitched droning sound: bumble2, buzz, drone2, hum, whir, whiz. See SOUNDS. II also bur verb To make a continuous low pitched droning sound: bumble2, buzz, drone2, hum, whir, whiz. See SOUNDS …
33humming — hum·ming || hÊŒmɪŋ adj. making a droning sound; buzzing; energetically active; extremely busy hÊŒm n. murmuring sound, constant droning sound; act of singing with closed lips; busyness, state of being busy or occupied, state of appearing to be …
34drone — I. noun 1. the male of the honey bee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. 2. someone who lives on the labour of others; an idler; a sluggard. 3. a remotely controlled mechanism, as a radio controlled aeroplane or boat. 4. an unmanned… …
35buzz — [n1] droning sound drone, fizz, fizzle, hiss, hum, murmur, purr, ring, ringing, sibilation, whir, whisper; concept 595 buzz [n2] gossip comment, cry, grapevine*, hearsay, news, report, rumble*, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt, talk, whisper; concept… …
36drone — drone1 [drōn] n. [ME < OE dran, akin to OS dran, MLowG drone < IE * dhren < base * dher , to buzz, hum > DOR(BEETLE)] 1. a male bee or ant which serves only in a reproductive capacity and does no work 2. an idle person who lives by… …
37drone on — verb talk in a monotonous voice • Syn: ↑drone • Derivationally related forms: ↑drone (for: ↑drone), ↑droning (for: ↑drone) …
38buzzard clock — Dor Dor, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to… …
39Dor — Dor, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied …
40dorbeetle — Dor Dor, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to… …
