droned

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."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with droned
mone , lone , bone , tone , gone

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Variants

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drone , droned , droner , droners , drones , droning , droningly , drone on , droned on , drones on , droning on

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Etymology

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From Old English dronan, from drunon, to roar, hum.

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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.

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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.

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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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