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   Drone , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Droned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Droning.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dröhnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dröna to bellow, drone, Dan. dröne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr.  dirge,  to cry aloud, Skr. dhran to sound.  Cf. Drone, n.]
   To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
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   Where the beetle wheels his droning flight.
   T. Gray.
   
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   To love in idleness; to do nothing. “Race of droning kings.”  
   Dryden.
   
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