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droned

/dɹəʊnd/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To make a continuous, monotonous sound, as a bee or a machine.

    - "The bees were droning as they flew around the hive."
    - "The drone of the engine was a soothing sound for the passengers."
  • Noun

    A male bee that does not have stingers and whose only function is to mate.

    - "Drones are essential for the continuation of the bee colony."
    - "The queen bee lays her eggs in the cells made by the worker bees, and the drones fertilize them."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with droned
mone , lone , bone , tone , gone
Variants
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drone , droned , droner , droners , drones , droning , droningly , drone on , droned on , drones on , droning on
Etymology
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From Old English dronan, from drunon, to roar, hum.


Trivia
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  1. Drones make a droning sound because they have larger wing muscles than worker bees.

  2. Drones are the largest bees, and their body size can vary depending on the species.


Related Concepts
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  1. Beekeeping: The practice of maintaining honey bee colonies in man-made hives.

  2. Apiculture: The science and practice of beekeeping.


Culture
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In literature and mythology, drones are often depicted as lazy or unproductive members of a society. In bee culture, they are essential for the continuation of the colony.

How to Memorize "droned"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a bee flying around making a continuous humming sound.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the sound of a bee or a machine making a continuous hum.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by associating the word with the image of a drone bee.


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