droning

Phonetic Respelling: [ drohn ]

Definition:

v. 1 to make a low steady hum; 2 to talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone; 3 person who is lazy

Sentence:

She is droning on and on about what she feeds her canary.

More example sentences:

She is droning on and on about what she feeds her canary.

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The author describes Norman as droning on as he was counting trucks. What does 'droning on' mean?

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Synonyms:

buzz; hum; murmur; purr; sound

Antonyms:

quiet; silence

How many syllables in droning?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide droning into syllables:

dron-ing

Droning rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- boehning
- boning
- cloning
- froning
- groaning
- honing
- koning
- loaning
- moaning
- owning
- phoning
- stoning
- toning
- zoning
Three Syllable Rhymes
- bemoaning
- condoning
- intoning
- postponing
- rezoning

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